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NemNight Vocabulary
Night Vocabulary 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| dysentery | intestinal inflammation causing abdominal pain and severe diarreah. |
| annihilate | destroy comletely; exterminate |
| summarily | promptly and without formality |
| knell | the sound of a bell rung slowly at a funeral; often used metaphoracilly to mean a bad omen |
| indeterminate | indefinate; vague subtle |
| stupefied | stunned; amazed |
| apathy | lack of interest or emotion; difference |
| vigilance | the state of watchfulness; alertness, especially to danger |
| inert | motionless; lacking the ability to move or act |
| interminable | endless |
| harangued | scolded; especially in a noisy and bullying way |
| bestial | like a beast; cruel and savage |
| appeasing | satisfying or relieving |
| premonition | a feeling that something will happen, especially something bad |
| implored | begged; pleaded |
| inconsiderable | unimportant |
| compulsory | required in which something must be done |
| unremittingly | constantly without interuption |