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Term Definition
lanky ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt / he was a very tall and thin lanky young man
Nazi a member of the National Socialist German Workers' party - under Adolf Hitler / he joined the Nazi party
sabotage any underhand interference with production, in a factory, by enemy agents during wartime / the resistance workers sabotaged the train
kroner Danish currency (money) / he couldn't buy bread because he had no kroner
disdainfully to think unworthy of notice or response, consider beneath oneself / he thought of the task disdainfully
rabbi the chief religious official of a synagogue, Jewish Pastor / a rabbi is the head of the Jewish Temple
halte the German word for "stop" / he yelled "halte" as the soldier was running away
occupation the seizure and control of an area by military force / during the Nazi occupation Denmark was under German control
rationed A fixed portion, especially an amount of food allotted to persons in military service or to civilians in times of scarcity / meat was rationed during the war
swastika this figure as the official emblem of the Nazi party / the German flag has a swastika on it
synagogue a Jewish house of worship,often having facilities for religious instruction / he went to the synagogue to pray
submerged to put or sink below the surface of water - the submarine was totally submerged under the water

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Creator robertss
Created April 25, 2007
Group Wireless 304!
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  1. sabotage → any underhand interference with production, in a factory, by enemy agents during wartime / the resistance workers sabotaged the train - 8 misses
  2. occupation → the seizure and control of an area by military force / during the Nazi occupation Denmark was under German control - 1 miss
  3. submerged → to put or sink below the surface of water - the submarine was totally submerged under the water - 1 miss