Anne Frank Vocab Act 1

conspicuous
The loud cry from the baby in the church was quite conspicuous.

noticeable

tension
The tension was rising with every day.

pressure

resent
I resented the idea of me ever playing soccer.

to feel bitter or upset

insufferable
The way the man talked to me was insufferable so I quit.

unbearable

bewildered
The way the team won was unbelievable I was bewildered

confused

fatalist
The fatalist knew the Earth was going to explode and no one could stop it.

someone who believes that future events are already determined and that humans are powerless to change them

carillon
The carillon rung with songs of praise in the church.

a set of bells

capitulation
The soldiers had nothing left they were forced into capitulation.

to surrender

yellow stars
The Jews didn't know if they should embrace their yellow stars, or hate them.

Jews were forced to wear fabric stars during the Holocaust to distinguish them from others

portly
The old man had grown portly in his old age.

fat, chubby, round

Green Police
The Jews had to make sure ot avoid the Green Police in order to sustain safety.

Nazi police

mecurial
The piece was mecurial so it allowed many conbinations.

changeable

ration books
The ration books proved to be very important and gave Jews life.

contain coupons that people use to buy a limited amount of food and supplies.

black market
There has been rumors of outrageous things sold on the black market.

a market in which goods are sold illegally

Gestapo
The Gestapo were hard to get around because you never knew if they could be right next to you.

Hitler's secret police