Refugee Week 2 Vocabulary p.96-142

obscure

difficult to understand; partially hidden

quarantine

a strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease

quarters

an assigned living space, as for officers and crew on a ship

dissident

one who disagrees

freeloading

a person who uses money, food, a room in a house, etc. given by other people, but who gives nothing to them in exchange

beholden

owing thanks or having a duty to someone in return for help or a service

Third Reich

German Empire under Hitler

tedious

boring

sacrilege

disrespect to something regarded as sacred

Leviathan

something enormous and powerful; a sea monster

dinghy

small boat (often ship's boat)

maritime law

Law of the Sea