maus vocab

Question 1

annex

Answer 1

to take territory after conquest

Question 2

bribe

Answer 2

make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence

Question 3

cataract

Answer 3

disease where you have clouding of the lens of the eye

Question 4

communist

Answer 4

someone who supports socialism and believes in collection where wealth and resources are shared upon everyone

Question 5

comrade

Answer 5

a friend who is in compnay of one another, often used by communists to to refer

Question 6

dowry

Answer 6

money brought by a woman to her husband at marriage

Question 7

frontier

Answer 7

border or edge of a country thats not welly protective/developed

Question 8

glaucoma

Answer 8

eye disease that damages the optic nerve and impairs vision

Question 9

governness

Answer 9

a woman who cares for and instructs a child in a household

Question 10

hemorredge

Answer 10

lose blood from one's body

Question 11

hosiery

Answer 11

socks, stockings, and tights collectively

Question 12

progrom

Answer 12

organized persecution of an ethnic group, especially Jews

Question 13

protectorate

Answer 13

a state or territory partly controlled by a stronger state

Question 14

seamstress

Answer 14

someone who makes or mends clothes

Question 15

shabby

Answer 15

signs of wear and tear

Question 16

synagogue

Answer 16

place of worship for jewsih

Question 17

textile

Answer 17

artifact made from knitting/welbing fibers

Question 18

trench

Answer 18

a long ditch cut into the ground.

Question 19

recuperate

Answer 19

restore to good health or strength