Ivan Vocabulary Flashcards
Alyosha
The baptist
Shukhov
Main character
Buinovsky
Ex naval captain
Tartar
Guard on duty that woke them up
Turin
104th squad leader
Fetiukov
The lazy one of the 104th
Limper
Guard at mess hall
Intermittent
Not continuous or steady
Malicious
Intending harm
Imperturbable
Unable to be upset or excited; calm
Allocating
Distribute for a particular purpose
Vexation
The state of being annoyed, frustrated, worried
Acquiring
Buy or obtain for ones self
Zeal
Great energy in pursuit of a case or objective
Contingency
A future event or circumstance that is possible but cannot be predicted
Curtailed
Reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on
Begrudge
Envy someone
Rancid
Smelling or tasting unpleasant as a result of being old and stale
Scanty
small or insufficient in quantity or amount
Inert
Lacking ability or strength to move
Vicious
Deliberately cruel or violent
Witheringly
In a withering manner
Consulting
Engaged in the business of giving expert advice to people working in a professional or technical field
Ruse
An action intended to deceive someone a trick
Taut
Stretched or pulled tight
Maneuver
Movement or series of moves requiring skill and care
Din
Loud, unpleasant, prolonged noise
Twinge
A sudden, sharp localized pain
Prerogative
A right or privilege exclusive to a particular class
Valenki
Essential Russian footwear, made of felt
Magara
Russian food, bland Chinese oatmeal
Kasha
Oatmeal, cereal, real oat meal
Civvies
Civilian clothing
Special camp
Camps set up by soviet military; had to work
Zek
An inmate of a forced labor camp
Dispensary
Medical office provided by public or charitable funds
Nikolai Semyonich
Medical assistant in camp dispensary
Stephan Grigorych
Camp doctor
Panteleyev
Prisoner who gets out of work for “squealing” on the other prisoners
Tsezar Markovich
“Hodgepodge” of nationalities; prisoner film maker, receives a lot of packages
Khromoi
The mess orderly
Lett
From Letvia; sells tobacco
Kolya Vdovushkin
Medical assistant who writes on the side
Lieutenant Volkovoi
Camp security cheif; scared everyone, used a huge whip
Two Estonians
Prisoners that are close, but not brothers
Senka Klevshin
Deaf in one ear-hard of hearing
Gopchik
The young, quick worker that reminds Ivan of his son
Kilgas
Prisoner, hard worker, in for 25 years
Der
Building foreman