English 10

Night Vocabulary 1

Fascist

(noun) a person who supports extreme authoritarian nationalism

Cabbala

(noun) Jewish mystical teachings

Beadle

(noun) a synagogue assistant or caretaker

Perilous

(adjective) full of danger or risk

Zionism

(noun) a movement supporting a Jewish homeland in Israel

Liquidate

(verb) to destroy or eliminate completely

Billeted

(verb) housed or lodged, often by force

Betrothals

(noun) promises to marry

Passover

(noun) Jewish holiday remembering escape from slavery in Egypt

Mysticism

(noun) belief in spiritual truths beyond human understanding

Synagogue

(noun) Jewish place of worship

Ghetto

(noun) a section of a city where Jews were forced to live

Firmament

(noun) the sky or heavens

Gestapo

(noun) Nazi secret police

Revolt

(noun) to rise up against authority

Bombardment

(noun) continuous attack with bombs or artillery

Sighet

(noun) Elie Wiesel’s hometown in Transylvania

Timidity

(noun) lack of confidence or courage

Kolomaya

(noun) a town mentioned in Night where Jews were taken

Encumbered

(adjective) weighed down or burdened

Waiflike

(adjective) thin, weak, or fragile in appearance