Chapter 8 Vocabulary Words

• emerged- v. to come forth into view or notice, as from concealment or obscurity
• Sentence- The man emerged from his house.
  
• hillock- n. a small hill.
• Sentence- The crematories were located on the hillock.
  
• timid- adj. lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.
• Sentence- I asked for help from my teach in a timid voice.
  
• tiers- n. one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley
• Each Jews were lined up in tiers.
  
• beseeching- v. to implore urgently
• Sentence- Elie besought his father to get up.
  
• livid- adj. having a discolored, bluish appearance caused by a bruise, congestion of blood vessels, strangulation, etc., as the face, flesh, hands, or nails.
• Sentence- Elie's father were livid, because he was weak.
  
• dysentery- n. an infectious disease marked by inflammation and ulceration of the lower part of the bowels, with diarrhea that becomes mucous and hemorrhagic
• Elie's father was ill, because he had dysentery.
  
• invalids- n. an infirm or sickly person.
• Sentence- The invalids were sent to the crematories.
  
• feverish- adj. pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling fever
• Sentence- As Elie spoke to his father, he had a feverish like voice.
  
• spasmodically- adj. pertaining to or of the nature of a spasm; characterized by spasms.
• Sentence- Elie's spasmodically voice wore off.
  
• summons- n. an authoritative command, message, or signal by which one is summoned.
• Sentence- Elie summoned another side of him that he was ashamed to show.
  
• conscience- n. the complex of ethical and moral principles that controls or inhibits the actions or thoughts of an individual
• Sentence- Elie still helped his father, because his conscience was bothering him.
  
• delirious- adj. affected with or characteristic of delirium.
• Sentence- She was delirious at the news that she heard.
  
• pleaded- v. to appeal or entreat earnestly
• Sentence- I pleaded for forgiveness.
  
• cauldrons- n. a large kettle or boiler.
• Sentence- Soup was made in the cauldrons.