Thursday, August 20, 2009

chapter 2 vocabulary

Provisions: a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
Bitterness: having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes
Hysterical: of, pertaining to, or characterized by hysteria
Pious : having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations
Anguish: excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain: the anguish of grief.
Console : to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort: Only his children could console him when his wife died.
Monotonous : lacking in variety; tediously unvarying: the monotonous flat scenery.
Scouring :to remove dirt, grease, etc., from or to cleanse or polish by hard rubbing, as with a rough or abrasive material: to scour pots and pans.
Truncheons: the club carried by a police officer; billy
Auschwitz : a town in SW Poland: site of Nazi concentration camp during World War II. 39,600.

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