Anne Frank Vocabulary
What do the following words from the article mean? Can you figure out their meaning from the text or do you need to use a dictionary? (The main words are taken directly from the article while the words in brackets are the more likely word choice to be found in a dictionary.)
Word from text
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Meaning
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moveable
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That may be moved personal property
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liberal
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willing to respect or accept behaviour or opinions different from one's own; open to new ideas.
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persecuted (persecute)
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subject (someone) to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their race or political or religious beliefs.
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occupation
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the action, state, or period of occupying or being occupied by military force.
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regime
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a government, especially an authoritarian one.
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segregated (segregate)
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set apart from each other; isolated or divided.
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stateless
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(of a person) not recognized as a citizen of any country.
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influx
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an arrival or entry of large numbers of people or things.
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refugees
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a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
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confiscated
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(of property) taken or seized with authority.
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typhus
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an infectious disease caused by rickettsiae, characterized by a purple rash, headaches, fever, and usually delirium, and historically a cause of high mortality during wars and famines. There are several forms, transmitted by vectors such as lice, ticks, mites, and rat fleas.
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liberated (liberate)
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(of a place or people) freed from enemy occupation.
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inter
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place (a corpse) in a grave or tomb, typically with funeral rites.
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siege
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a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling those inside to surrender.
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ghetto
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a part of a city, especially a slum area, occupied by a minority group or groups.
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