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Vocabulary for Night

Vocabulary for Night. Set three: 6 words. quarantine. “You’re staying here three days in quarantine . Then you’re going to work. Tomorrow, medical inspection” (Wiesel 46).

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Vocabulary for Night

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  1. Vocabulary for Night Set three: 6 words

  2. quarantine • “You’re staying here three days in quarantine. Then you’re going to work. Tomorrow, medical inspection” (Wiesel 46). • Because the people were sick with Ebola and no one wanted the sickness to spread, they were all quarantined in a separate house.

  3. definition a state, period, or place of isolation in which people or animals that have arrived from elsewhere or been exposed to infectious or contagious disease are placed. POS: Noun Synonyms: Isolate

  4. contrary • Who would have said anything to the contrary (Wiesel 46) ? • Bruce ignored his father’s contrary advice and agreed to buy the rusty, old car.

  5. definition • Opposite in nature, direction, or meaning • POS: Adjective • Synonyms: opposed, conflicting, clashing

  6. imperceptible • Suddenly, we saw the door to Block 37 open imperceptibly. A man appeared crawling like a worm in the direction of the cauldrons. (Wiesel, 56). • The lisp that Johnny had as a child is nearly gone and is just imperceptible now.

  7. definition • Very slight, gradual or subtle; difficult to perceive by the senses • POS: Adjective • Synonyms: unnoticeable, faint, undetected

  8. extraction • It did not take long to discover why we had been summoned; it was for the extraction of our gold teeth. • The extraction of US troops from Vietnam signaled the end of the Vietnam War.

  9. definition • The action of taking out something, especially using effort or force (example –dentist) • POS: Noun • Synonyms: removal, release, freeing

  10. reprieve • He was glad to see that I had come back of my own accord, as I had promised. He gave me another reprieve (Wiesel 50). • The mother who faced eviction from her house was given a reprieve by the bank.

  11. definition • A cancellation or postponement of a punishment; temporary escape from an undesirable fate or unpleasant situation • POS: Noun • Synonyms: pardon, spare, let off

  12. cynical • Juliek, a bespectacled Pole with a cynical smile on his face (Wiesel 47). • After a pep talk one day and a lay off the next, the remaining staff was very cynical about the company.

  13. definition • Believing that people are motivated by self interest; distrust of human sincerity or motives • POS: Adjective • Synonyms: doubtful, disbelieving, suspicious

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