Chapter 1 Vocabulary Night

penury Poverty Destruction New Orleans experienced a lot of penury after Hurricane Katrina.

waiflike Resembling a “waif” (a homeless and helpless person, especially a neglected or abandoned child) The waiflike child had not eaten a good meal in a long time.

expelled Forced to leave a place. Our neighbors were expelled from their home after they refused to pay their rent.

deportee A person who is expelled from home or country by authority. The Jewish deportee settled in England after he had to leave Germany.

insinuated Suggested Hinted Implied Mrs. Way insinuated that the vocabulary test would be easy.

annihilate Destroy or defeat Exterminate Wipe out During a war, many armies try to annihilate their enemies.

emigrate Leave one’s own country in order to move to another. After Donald Trump became president, many Americans wanted to emigrate to Canada.

disquieting Causing feelings of worry Disturbing Upsetting The tornado siren was disquieting to the young students.

optimism Hopefulness and confidence about the future. I have optimism about how well you will do on your exams.

anguish Severe mental or physical pain or suffering. My mother was in anguish after she broke her ribs.

billeted When soldiers stay in a particular place, usually in a civilian’s house. The Nazi soldiers billeted in the homes they found in Poland.

jubilant Feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph. I was jubilant after I found out that I earned an A on my final paper.

sublime Impressive Inspiring awe On the Fourth of July, I like to go and watch the sublime fireworks.

edict An official order or proclamation. There was a new edict that states that we don’t have to wear IDs anymore.

encircled Form a circle around Surround The army encircled their enemies.

liquidated To convert assets into cash To put an end to To put to death During World War II, the Nazis liquidated over 6 million Jewish people in Europe.

infinite Limitless Endless Impossible to measure or calculate I sometimes feel like I have an infinite amount of homework.

surreptitiously Secretly The students had no idea that Mrs. Way had surreptitiously ordered them a pizza.

conflagration An extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property. The conflagration destroyed the entire apartment complex.

partisan During World War II, civilians who opposed the Nazi German rule in several countries. Partisan people in Germany often helped hide their Jewish friends from the Nazis.