Night 6-7 vocab Jenny HUang

Apathy

A feeling of numbness or lack of emotion caused by extreme suffering and exhaustion.

Automatons

People moving like machines without thinking or feeling because they are exhausted and traumatized.

Bereaved

Deeply saddened because of the loss of loved ones during the Holocaust.

Bewildered

Confused and unable to understand the terrible events happening around them.

Convoy

A group of prisoners being transported together, usually by train or forced marches.

Deprived

Lacking basic needs such as food, warmth, and rest.

Dregs

The worst or lowest part of something; the prisoners were treated as worthless.

Emaciated

Extremely thin and weak from starvation.

Embarkation

The act of boarding transport, often referring to prisoners forced onto trains.

Frigid

Extremely cold conditions that prisoners were forced to endure.

Grimace

A twisted facial expression showing pain or disgust.

Hurled

Thrown violently, often showing brutality by guards.

Inert

Lacking the ability or energy to move due to exhaustion.

Loomed

Appeared in a large, threatening way.

Poignant

Deeply emotional or heartbreaking.

Semblance

A small trace or appearance of something, such as hope or humanity.

Slacken

To slow down or weaken due to exhaustion.

Stupefied

Shocked or unable to think clearly because of trauma.

Vigilance

Careful watchfulness needed for survival in the camps.

Vitality

Physical strength and energy needed to survive the camps.