click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Night Vocab 1
Vocabulary Set 1 for Night
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Annihilate | to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; to defeat completely; to vanquish |
Billet | lodging for a soldier, student in a private home or nonmilitary building |
Chaos | a state of utter confusion; any disorderly mass |
Conflagration | a destructive fire |
Convoy | a ship or fleet accompanied by a protecting escort |
Disperse | to drive or send off in various directions; scatter; to spread widely |
Edict | any authoritative proclamation or command; a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority |
Farce | humor that is based on unlikely situations and exaggerated effects; a foolish or meaningless show |
Ghetto | a section of a city in which all Jews were required to live; quarter of a city where members of a minority group live, especially because of social, legal, or economic pressure |
Oppressor | one who exercises authority or power in an unjust or cruel manner |