| A | B |
|---|
| sage | (noun) someone who is wise and experienced, especially someone older |
| notorious | (adj.) well-known for undesirable qualities or acts |
| harangue | (verb) to criticize or question somebody or try to persuade someone to do something in a forceful, angry way |
| leprous | (adj.) having a skin disease that is highly infectious; untouchable |
| congealing | (v.) causing to become thick and solid; causing a liquid to solidify |
| lavatories | (n.) bathrooms |
| keen | (adj.) quick to understand things |
| cynical | (adjective) doubting human nature or the motives of goodness, or the sincerity of others |
| queue | (v.) to form a line while waiting for something |
| cleft | (n./adj.) split or divided |
| pipel | (n.) German for a young apprentice or assistant (in the novel—an assistant to the Kapos) |
| lamentation | (n.) an act or expression of grief or sorrow |
| emaciated | (adj.) extremely thin, especially because of starvation or illness |
| derision | (n.) contempt and mockery |
