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Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Dysentery | intestinal inflammation causing abdominal pain and severe diarrhea; often fatal if left untreated v.in the very young or old, or the weakened by hunger or other disease |
| Annihilate | destroy completely; exterminate |
| Summarily | promptly and without formality |
| Knell | the sound of the bell, especially of a bell rung slowly at a funeral; often used metaphorically to mean a bad omen |
| Indeterminate | indefinite; vague; subtle |
| Unremittingly | constantly; without interruption |
| Interminable | endless or seeming to be endless |
| Harangued | scolded, especially in a loud bullying way |
| Bestial | like a beast; cruel and savage |
| Stupefied | stunned; amazed |
| Apathy | lack of interest or emotion indifference |
| Vigilance | the state of watchfulness alertness, especially to danger |
| Appeasing | satisfying; relieving |
| Inert | Motionless; lacking the ability to move or act |
| Premonition | a feeling that something bad is about to happen especially something bad |
| Implored | begged; pleaded sincerely |
| Inconsiderable | unimportant; small |
| Compulsory | required |