ch.2 voca Night

1. Provisions-the providing or supplying of something. •bitterness-having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste. • hysterical-pertaining to, or characterized by hysteria. • pious-having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations. •anguish-excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain. •console-to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort . •monotonous-lacking in variety; tediously unvarying. •scouring-to remove dirt, grease, etc., from or to cleanse or polish by hard rubbing, as with a rough or abrasive material. •truncheons-the club carried by a police officer; Billy. • Auschwitz-a town in SW Poland: site of Nazi concentration camp during World War II. 39,600.