Anne Frank Words

Amsterdam-N:Netherlands’ capital

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Carillon-N-a set of bells in a tower, played using a keyboard or by an automatic mechanism similar to a piano roll

Rucksack-N-bag with shoulder straps that allow it to be carried on someone's back

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Capitulation-N-an agreement or set of conditions

Green Police-N- a centralised organisation uniting the municipal, city, and rural uniformed police that had been organised on a state-by-state basis
Grüne Polizei
Wore Geen Uniforms

Conspicuous-Adj-standing out so as to be clearly visible.

Mercurial-adj- subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind

Ration Books- N-ration books contained removable stamps good for certain rationed items, like sugar, meat, cooking oil, and canned goods. A person could not buy a rationed item without also giving the grocer the right ration stamp

Black Market- N-an illegal traffic or trade in officially controlled or scarce commodities

Liefje-N-a way of addressing someone you love

Unabashed-adj-not embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.

Queen Wilhelmina- N- Wilhelmina was Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 until her abdication in 1948. She reigned for nearly 58 years, longer than any other Dutch monarch. Her reign saw the First and the Second World Wars, as well as the Dutch economic crisis of 1933

Pantomime-N-a dramatic entertainment, originating in Roman mime, in which performers express meaning through gestures accompanied by music

Water Closet- N- a room containing a flush toilet

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Dignified- adj-having or showing a composed or serious manner that is worthy of respect

Mazel Tov- exclamtion- a Jewish phrase expressing congratulations or wishing someone good luck

Dunce- N-a person who is slow at learning; a stupid person

indignantly-adv-in a manner indicating anger or annoyance at something perceived as unfair

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Bicketing -V-argue about petty and trivial matters

Cognac-N-a high-quality brandy

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Meticulous-adj-showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise

Finicky-adj-fussy about one's needs or requirements

Zurich-N- the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Züric

Mauthausen- N-a Nazi concentration camp on a hill above the market town of Mauthausen Upper Austria.

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Menorah-n-seven-lamp (six branches) ancient Hebrew lampstand made of pure gold and used in the tabernacle set up by Moses in the wilderness and later in the Temple in Jerusalem

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Hanukkah-N-a Jewish festival commemorating the recovery of Jerusalem and subsequent rededication of the Second Temple at the beginning of the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid Empire in the 2nd century BCE

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