| A | B |
|---|
| Waiflike | resembly someone, usually a youngperson, with a thin fragile appearance who looks needy |
| Divinity | the quality associated with being God, a god, or a goddess |
| Encumber | to burden or weigh |
| Insignificant | not important |
| Mysticism | the belief that personal communication or union with the divine isachieved through intuition, faith, ecstasy, or sudden insight rather than through rational thought |
| Unsentimental | not emotional; unaffected by emotional matters |
| Indulgently | in a permissive, tolerant, way, such as to humor somebody’s wishes |
| Initiation | action that causes something, especially an important process or event, to begin |
| Conviction | firmly held belief |
| Lorries | large vehicles for transporting goods by road |
| Deportee | somebody who has been or is waiting to be deported |
| Fascist | somebody who supports or advocates a system of government |
| Ghetto | an area of a city lived in by a minority group, especially a run-downand densely populated area lived in by a group that experiences discrimination |
| Anecdote | a short personal account of an incident or event |
| Pathetic | provoking or expressing feelings of pity |
| Truncheon | a baton carried as a symbol of rank or authority; a police officer’s club |
| Indiscriminately | in a random, haphazard, or confused manner |
| Expulsion | the forcing out of something or somebody from something |
| Pillage | to steal goods using force, especially during a war |
| Hermetically | So tightly or perfectly fitting as to exclude the passage of air |
| Pious | Devoutly Religious |
| Abyss | A chasm or gorge so deep or vast that its extent is not visible |
| Pestilential | Likely to cause a contagious disease or to be infected with one |
| Barometer | Something that indicates an atmosphere or mood |
| Abominable | Extremely repugnant or offensive |
| Anguish | Extreme anxiety or emotional torment |
| Monotonous | Uninteresting or boring as a result of being repetitive and unvaried |
| Bewildered | Extremely confused |
| Invalids | People unable to care for themselves due to weakness and illness |
