Chapter 3 Vocabulary
Invective
insulting, abusive, or highly critical language
Insignificant
Not important
Emigration
Leaving one area to settle in another
Constraint
Restrictions
Colossus
a statue that is much bigger than life size, a person or thing of enormous size, importance, or ability
Leprous
suffering from leprosy
Surname
Last name, or a family name
Ghettos
The fenced in areas lived in by Jews as they were being transported
Hermetically
Sealed against the entry or escape of air
Convalescent
Returning to health after an illness
Lucidity
clarity of expression; intelligibility
Waiflike
A young person, who looks thin and unhealthy
Written discussion of a topic
Inhibition
a feeling that makes one self-conscious and unable to act in a relaxed and natural way.
Deprive
To take something away from
Tumult
a loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people
Mysticism
The belief that communication with "divine' is achieved through intuition
Anecdotes
Short, funny stories
Irrevocably
in a way that cannot be changed, reversed, or recovered
Monocle
a single eyeglass, kept in position by the muscles around the eye
Veritable
used as an intensifier, often to qualify a metaphor
Deportees
Those being taken away from a country and moved somewhere else
Convoy
A group of vehicles traveling together
Pious
devoutly religious
Harangue
a lengthy and aggressive speech