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Payamas
vocabulary
26
English
6th Grade
04/19/2018

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Innocence
Definition
ignorance of evil; freedom from sin or guilt; harmlessness; lack of knowledge of the world
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Fury
Definition
Bruno’s way of pronouncing Fuhrer, which is the German term for “leader” and was a title used for Hitler
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Desolate
Definition
barren; deserted; uninhabited; lonely or solitary
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Out-With
Definition
The location of Bruno’s new home. Bruno believes it is called “Out-With,” when in reality it is Auschwitz, one of the largest concentration camps during the Holocaust.
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Commandant
Definition
title of a senior officer in the military, person of high rank
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Chain Gang
Definition
a group of prisoners chained together while engaged in forced labor
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Determination
Definition
firmness of purpose; resolve; a fixed intention or resolution
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Signalman
Definition
man who shines lights or makes signs telling trains it’s okay to move onto a different track
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Ergo
Definition
therefore; so
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Insolent
Definition
rude or disrespectful
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loyalties
Definition
your relationships to people to whom you are faithful/loyal
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incredulous
Definition
skeptical; disbelieving
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patriot
Definition
someone who loves and defends his or her country
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Herr
Definition
a German man; Mister
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The Fatherland
Definition
the land of one’s ancestors; Germany is referred to as this in novel
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superior
Definition
higher than another in rank or quality




Example from text, Page (112): “ ‘Well, because Germany is the greatest of all countries,’ Bruno replied, remembering something that he had overheard Father discussing with Grandfather on any number of occasions. ‘We’re superior.’ ”
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disdain
Definition
lack of respect; intense dislike
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卐 (swastika)
Definition
the official emblem of the Nazi Party; a cross with the arms bent at right angles in a clockwise direction
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peckish
Definition
slightly hungry
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incumbent
Definition
necessary; required
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inconsolable
Definition
very sad; unable to be comforted
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exasperated
Definition
frustrated; annoyed
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coincidence
Definition
the chance occurrence, at the same time, of two or more seemingly connected events
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appalled
Definition
horrified; shocked
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unaccustomed
Definition
not used to something; not familiar or comfortable with something because it doesn’t happen often
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marches
Definition
the movement of people from the concentration camp to the gas chambers during the Holocaust (in the novels)
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