Unit 3: Academic Vocabulary and Vocabulary from Readings 1

This list covers Academic Vocabulary, Night, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, and The Diary of a Young Girl.
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  1. communication
    the activity of conveying information
  2. resume
    a summary of your academic and work history
  3. euphemism
    an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one
  4. slogan
    a favorite saying of a sect or political group
  5. medium
    a means or instrumentality for communicating information
  6. deport
    expel from a country
    The deportees were quickly forgotten.
  7. synagogue
    the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
    One day, as I was about to enter the synagogue, I saw Moishe the Beadle sitting on a bench near the entrance.
  8. Kabbalah
    an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries
    He no longer mentioned either God or Kabbalah.
  9. insinuate
    suggest in an indirect or covert way; give to understand
    Some even insinuated that he only wanted their pity, that he was imagining things. Others flatly said that he had gone mad.
  10. gnaw
    bite or chew on with the teeth
    There is a tiny crunching sound. In the darkness, a figure is faintly illuminated, crouching over, gnawing on something.
  11. obligation
    a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service
    Mrs. van Daan: Mr. Frank, you told my husband you’d never forget what he did for you when you first came to Amsterdam.
    Mrs. Frank: If my husband had any obligation to you, it’s paid for.
  12. convulsive
    affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions
    (Mr. van Daan breaks into a convulsive sob.)
  13. contradict
    deny the truth of
    Bruno opened his mouth to contradict him again—he didn’t really believe that eleven people could live in the same room together—but changed his mind.
  14. buffet
    a meal set out at which guests help themselves
    “They’re at the end,” he repeated. “Just past the buffet section.”
  15. capital
    wealth in the form of money or property
    Yes, we are luckier than millions of people. It is quiet and safe here, and we are, so to speak, living on capital.
  16. stay
    overcome or allay
    Their tummies are empty; they chew an old carrot to stay the pangs, go from their cold homes out into the cold street and, when they get to school, find themselves in an even colder classroom.
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