| 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 |