English 9 “Night” Vocab Flashcards
Phylacteries
Small cases holding copies of passages from scripture worn on the forehead and left arm during weekday morning prayers
truncheons
A short, thick club
The captivity of Babylon
The period from 597-638 BC, during which Jerusalem was conquered by king Nebuchadnezzar and the Jewish people were sent into captivity in babylon
Spanish Inquisition
The brutal persecution of those accused of heresy, including non-Christian’s such as Jews, by the catholic church
Oppressors
People or groups who exercise authority or power over other people in a cruel, harsh, or unjust way
Compatriots
Fellow contrymen
Boche
A derogatory name for a German, especially a German soldier in world war 1
Guerillas
Small groups of soldiers, often volunteers who make surprise attacks and raids behind enemy lines
Expulsion
Driving out, especially by force
Pillage
To loot, to rob of property
Constraint
Restrictions especially of feelings and behavior
Hermetically
In an airtight way
Monotonous
Lacking in variety
