The Reader Glossary

The Reader Glossary

Anesthesiologist

one who gives anesthetic prior to surgery

Atonement

reparation for a wrongdoing or an injury caused

Auschwitz

Nazi concentration camp and death camp during the dictatorship of the Third Reich

Cyrillic

the alphabet used by the Slavonic people of the Orthodox Church used for Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Ukranian and other Slavic languages

Diligent

careful and steady in one's approach to work or study

Disbanded

ceased to work or act together

Eulogy

A funeral oration in praise or appreciation for a person who has passed

Grouchy

Discontented and grumpy

Hegel

A German philosopher whose work concentrated on the moral imperative

Herringbone

a stitch with a zigzag pattern

Impregnated

made a female pregnant; saturated something with a substance

Labyrinth

a complicated network of passages and tunnels

Legible

Easy to read handwriting or print

Malicious

with evil and wrongful intent

Meticulous

very careful and precise; giving great attention to detail

Monotonous

A sound or utterance with out any variation in pitch or tone

Munitions

military weapons, ammunition, equipment.

Periodic Table

The tabular arrangement of elements according to their atomic numbers so that elements with similar properties are in the same column

Reconcile

make friendly again after an estrangement

Seminar

a short, intensive course of study

S.S.

The German military police during Nazi rule

Tectonic

the study of large-scale technical features

Vociferous

insistently and forcefully expressing one's views

Zealous

full of zeal and enthusiasm

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