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night vocabulary 3_
vocabulary from novel night
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| dysentery | intestinal inflammation causing abdominal pain and severe diarrhea; often fatal if left untreated in the very young or old, or in those who are weakened by hunger or other disease |
| annihilate | annihilate-destroy completely; exterminate |
| summarily | promptly and without formality |
| knell | the sound of a bell, especially of a bell rung slowly at a funeral; often used metaphorically to mean a bad omen |
| indeterminate | indefinite; vague; subtle |
| stupefied | stunned; amazed |
| apathy | lack of interest or emotion; indifference |