Night Vocab

iniquity (xviii)

n. immoral or grossly unfair behavior; wickedness.

martyrdom (xviii)

n. the suffering of death on account of adherence to a cause and especially to one's religious faith

abomination (xviii)

n. something regarded with disgust or hatred

inconcievable (xviii)

adj. not conceivable: such as impossible to comprehend

passivity (xviii)

n. the quality or state of being passive : passiveness

voracious (xx)

adj. excessively eager : insatiable

deportation

n. an act or instance of removal

interlocutor (xxi)

n. one who takes part in dialogue or conversation

surname (3)

n. the name borne in common by members of a family

penury (3)

n. a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money)

edict (10)

n. a proclamation having the force of law

inhibitions (23)

n. an inner impediment to free activity, expression, or functioning

irrevocable (24)

adj. not possible to revoke : unalterable

pious (24)

adj. marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship

notorious (31)

adj. widely and unfavorably known

Kapo (36)

n. a prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp who was assigned by the SS guards to supervise forced labor gangs or administer barracks

altruistic (48)

adj. having or showing an unselfish concern for the welfare of others

imprudent (54)

adj. lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment

emaciated (73)

adj. very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness

spectacle (96)

n. something exhibited to view as unusual, notable, or entertaining

vitality (101)

n. capacity to live and develop

plaintive (106)

adj. expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy

idleness (113)

n. the quality or state of being idle (as through lack of worth, occupation, employment, industry)