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Anne Frank
Vocab. and Terms
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Literature
8th Grade
03/11/2011

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August 4, 1944
Definition
The Secret Annexe was discovered
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B.B.C.
Definition
British Broadcasting Corporation
(radio the "Secret Annexers" listened to)
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Menorah
Definition
Holds the Hunukkah candles
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Hanukkah
Definition
8 day Jewish holiday in December
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Crematorium
Definition
Building where prisoners were cremated
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Anti-Semitic
Definition
Someone who is against the Jewish faith/religion
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Latkes
Definition
Hashbrown pancakes
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Pim
Definition
Anne's name for her father
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Hitler
Definition
Leader of the Nazi party
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Star of David
Definition
Symbol of the Jewish faith
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Ghetto
Definition
A section of a city in which all Jews were required to live
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W.C.
Definition
The bathroom
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Zyklon B
Definition
A poisonous gas used in German concentration camps
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Dramatic Liscences
Definition
The authority to make changes in a play for the overall effect
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Miep Gies
Definition
A family friend of the Franks who helped them through the war and was particulary close with Anne
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Melancholy
Definition
Sad; depressed
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Superfluous
Definition
unnecessary; extra
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Oppressive
Definition
Burdensome; unjustly harsh
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Sufficient
Definition
Enough; meeting the need
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Disdainful
Definition
Scornful; hateful
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Wrath
Definition
Anger
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Audible
Definition
Capable of being heard
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Suppressed
Definition
Kept in; repressed; done away with
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Optimist
Definition
A person who always sees the favorable view of things
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Pessimist
Definition
A person who habitually sees the worst in things
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Adroit
Definition
Cleverly skillful, resourceful, or ingenious
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Boisterous
Definition
Rough and noisy
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Epistle
Definition
A formal letter
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Suffice
Definition
To be enough or adequate
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Prospectus
Definition
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