Night Vocab Day 3 & 4

Holocaust Vocabulary
Day 3
New Words:
haggard truncheons pious apathy robust

HJ Encounter

I watched in horror as the robust young H.J. recruits approached an old man. His appearance was haggard and worn. He was clearly no match for the four young men. Threateningly, they pulled out truncheons and waved them at the man. It wasn’t apathy that made me stay where I was hiding and not help the man, it was fear of being beaten myself, or worse. To this day I regret not helping the man. When the boys had had their fun, I helped the man to his feet and offered to escort him home. During our walk home, I learned this weathered and beaten man was a pious rabbi who led the local synagogue.

Sample sentences: Try your hand now at using your new words by writing them in their correct form (change endings if necessary) in these sentences:

1. Although I moved away from my church, my mother remains to this day a _______ member.

2. The _________ aroma of the spaghetti with meatballs I had for dinner lingered long after dinner was over.

3: The climbers returned from their grueling trip __________ and dehydrated.

4: Voter __________ is one of the leading reasons why young people do not vote in the United States.

5: During the riot, the police officer swung his __________ indiscriminately through the dust and tear gas.


Definitions: Match the new words with their dictionary meanings.

6. haggard ___ a. (1) lack of feeling, emotion; (2) lack of interest or concern

7. truncheons ___ b. (1) wild in appearance; (2) having a worn, emaciated
appearance
8. pious ___ c. a small club, similar to a police baton

9. apathy ___ d. full of health and strength; vigorous (2) rough or crude

10. robust ___ e. devout; having or exhibiting religious reverence

Jewish Terms
Yom Kippur – This is the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. This is considered to be the day in which every individual is judged by God.


Holocaust Vocabulary
Day 4
New Words:
prostrate reprieve livid quarantine wizened

Liberation

As our trucks approached the camp, I eagerly awaited the reprieve from riding on the bumpy road. We didn’t know what we were going to find, only that locals had directed us down the road. The heavily forested road opened up into a clearing filled with barbed-wire fences and watchtowers. Shocked, we found hundreds of wizened faces staring out at us. Some bodies lay prostrate at the gates; we didn’t know if they were dead or alive. Our shock turned to livid anger as we began to discover what had happened here at the camp. Adding insult to injury, these emaciated and hungry survivors had to be quarantined before they could leave the compound.

Sample sentences: Try your hand now at using your new words by writing them in their correct form (change endings if necessary) in these sentences:

1. The old woman’s __________ face told the story of her long years of tragedy.

2. My mother fell ____________ before the Gestapo officer, begging for my release.

3: Going out to a swing dance was a welcome ___________ from the daily H.J. training.

4: Polio outbreaks used to cause massive ______________ in cities and towns before the vaccine was invented.

5: Hitler often used _________ tones and strong hand gestures during his speeches to stir up the emotions of his audience.

Definitions: Match the new words with their dictionary meanings.

6. prostrate ___ a. Discolored, as from a bruise; black-and-blue. (2)Extremely angry; furious

7. reprieve ___ b. Shriveled or dried up; withered

8. livid ___ c. Enforced isolation or restriction of free movement imposed to prevent the spread of contagious disease.

9. quarantine ___ d. (1)Lying face down, as in submission or adoration (2) Reduced to extreme weakness or incapacitation; overcome

10. wizened ___ e. Temporary relief, as from danger or pain

Jewish Terms
Passover – An eight-day festival commemorating the freeing of the Israelites from Egyptian bondage.