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28 Cards in this Set
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pique
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a feeling of wounded vanity; excites
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appropriate
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set aside for a specific use
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monotonous
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boring
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superfluosus
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exceeding what is suffocient; more that you need
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wardrobe
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large piece of furniture to keep clothes in
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capitulation
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surrender
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Concentration Camps
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A place where certain groups of people are kept underguard
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genocide
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killing of an entire race or group of people
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lumbago
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muscular pain in the lower part of the back
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hypochodria
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extreme depression of mind and spirit
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holocaust
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the attempted systematic, government endorsed genocide of the European Jews by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party.. resulting in the death of 2/3 of the Jews
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kristalnacht
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night of the broken glass- The Nazi came and luded Jewish shops and burned Jewish books
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degradation
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the act of lowering someone is grade, rank, or level
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poignant
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peircing or cutting emotions
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occupation
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taking control of or keeping in pocession
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vital
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necessary or essential
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Zionism
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a movement for the establishment of Jews
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placard
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a notice posted in a public place
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tram
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street car
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enhance
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to increase or improve in value or quality
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Kindertransports
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organized transport of Jewish Children out of Germany to satisfy
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melancholy
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saddness or depression
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pogram
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organized massacre of Jews
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florin
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an old gold or silver coin
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accord
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to bring into agreement; harmony
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cum laude
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with praise
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St. Louis
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ship-1939- Hamburg, Germany-Cuba- 930 jews- 70% dead
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fanatic
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extremists;
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