Vocabulary Found in Night
CHAPTER ONE
lorries-motor trucks liquidate- to pay off or settle; to put an end to ghetto- a section of the city to which an ethnic or economically depressed minority group is restricted, as by poverty or social pressure premonition- an advance warning; forewarning
deport(ation)- to expel from an area or country minutely- exceptionally small or tiny; insignificant truncheon- a short stick carried by policemen compatriots- fellow countrymen farce- a play marked by slapstick humor or wild improbabilities; a mockery
CHAPTER TWO
unbearable- intolerable provision- a stock of food or other necessary supplies hermetically- completely sealed; no entry of air abyss- bottomless pit; hell; immeasurable depth or void monotonous- repetitious in tone or pitch; dull pestilential- tending to cause death; likely to cause an epidemic disease dumb- mute; speechless
CHAPTER THREE
illusions- a false idea or belief; deceptive appearance or impression notorious- famous or well-known for some bad quality or deed barracks- a building or group of buildings used to house large numbers of people convalescent- recovering from an illness or operation
CHAPTER FOUR
queue- a line of people or vehicles waiting their turn to proceed (British term) reprieve- to cancel or postpone the punishment of; to abandon or postpone plans latter- occurring nearer to the end rather than to the beginning; denoting the second mentioned of two things
CHAPTER FIVE
elapsed- to slip by; pass feeble- weak; infirm; without force crucible- heat-resistant container for melting metals derision- laugh at in scorn; ridicule fortnight- 2 weeks summarily- brief report covering the main points
masquerade- a ball/party at which masks and fancy costumes are worn; a disguise; acting under false pretenses mountebanks- a person on a bench selling silly medicines; a fraud, imposter, or someone who pretends to have a skill they don’t have relentlessly- harsh; persistent; not letting up
CHAPTER SIX
indeterminate- vague; indefinite; unsettled bereaved- to deprive; to leave forlorn as by death privations- a lack of the ordinary necessities or comforts semblance- outward appearance; a likeness or copy
CHAPTER EIGHT
hillock- small hill or mound riveted- to join or fasten; to hold as to make them incapable of moving; attract and completely engross