A | B |
inarticulate | unable to speak |
apprenhension | fearful feeling; dread |
intuition | knowing without reasoning |
sarcastic | remarks intended to hurt others |
indignant | filled with anger over an injustice |
stealthily | in a secretive, sneaky way |
ineffectually | without producing desired effects |
guilders | Dutch money |
to run the gauntlet | to pass between difficulty or trouble |
convulsive | shuddering |
B.B.C. | British Broadcasting Corporation |
Normandy | site in France of D-Day for American troops |
Schnapps! L'chaim! | a toast to life |
Orthodox | strictly observing religious rules |
purgatory | a place of temporary punishment |
Bergen-Belsen | concentration camp where Anne died |
Toscanini | Italian orchestra conductor |
Rosh Hashanah | Jewish New Year |
Yom Kippur | Day of Atonement |
Shalom | peace |