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Night Sections 1-3
Vocabulary Sections 1-3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Waiflike | adj. having a thin fragile, needy appearance; fragile |
| Mysticism | n. the belief that personal communication or union with the divine is achieved through intuition, faith, ecstasy, or sudden insight rather than through rational thought |
| Encumber | v. to burden or weigh down somebody or something; to hamper or impede; restrict |
| Fascism | n. a system of government characterized by dictatorship, centralized control of private enterprise, repression of all opposition, and extreme nationalism |
| Pillage | v. to steal goods using force, especially during a war; plunder |
| Edict | n. official statement; law; proclamation |
| Expound | v. to present and explain in detail |
| Indiscriminately | adv. in a random, haphazard, or confused manner; erratically |
| Treatise | n. written discussion on a topic; discourse; essay |
| Hermetically | adv. completely sealed; airtight |
| Pestilential | adj. filled with disease; contagious |
| Pious | adj. devoutly religious |
| sage | n. somebody who is regarded as knowledgeable, wise, and experienced, |
| harangue | n. a lengthy aggressive speech to persuade; berate; scold |
| bestial | adj. lacking normal human feelings of pity or remorse; degrading; brutish |
| blandishments | n. flattery and enticements used to persuade somebody to do something |