maus vocab 2

Question 1

bunker

Answer 1

underground shelter/fortification

Question 2

caricature

Answer 2

representation of a person exaggerated for comic effect

Question 3

convalescent

Answer 3

returning to health after illness or debility

Question 4

condolence

Answer 4

expression of sympathy for someone

Question 5

chronological

Answer 5

the order than things happen

Question 6

convalescent

Answer 6

returning to health after illness or debility

Question 7

hostility

Answer 7

angry, unfriendly, or aggresive

Question 8

miserly

Answer 8

lack of being kind, generous

Question 9

neurotic

Answer 9

someone overly anxious, nervous, stressed out

Question 10

obscure

Answer 10

something that is unclear, hidden, and difficult to understand.

Question 11

outskirts

Answer 11

areas on the outer edges of a city/town

Question 12

pang

Answer 12

a sudden, sharp feeling of pain or emotion (fear, guilt, grief)

Question 13

pragmatic

Answer 13

being realistic on making decisions based on what best works

Question 14

premises

Answer 14

a building and its surrounding property

Question 15

proposition

Answer 15

idea, plan, or suggestion that someone offers

Question 16

resentful

Answer 16

feeling of bitterness and anger about something unfair

Question 17

senile

Answer 17

confused/forgetful because of old age (mental decline)

Question 18

shrine

Answer 18

a place of remembrance or worship

Question 19

stationery

Answer 19

writing materials like paper, pens, and envelopes

Question 20

stoop

Answer 20

a small porch or entrance step outside a building

Question 21

vacate

Answer 21

to leave a place