ELA Night vocab

annihilate v.

conquer, destroy

anguish n.

suffering, sorrow

apathy n.

unconcern, indifference

automatons n.

robots, mechanisms

barracks n.

camps, quarters

betrayal n.

disloyalty, unfaithfulness

congregation n.

gathering, assembly

dysentery n.

intestinal infection

emaciated adj.

withered, scrawny

fascism n.

a government in which most of a country’s power is held by one ruler (controls everything)

gallows n.

hanging crossbeams

holocaust n.

destruction or slaughter on a mass scale n.

invective n.

abuse, criticism

lash v.

whip, beat

lament v.

mourn, weep

liquidation n.

closing, bankruptcy

notorious adj.

infamous, dishonorable

penury n.

poverty, destitution

tumult n.

commotion, confusion

waif n.

stray, orphan