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Van Leer-NIght Vocab

TermDefinition
Edict Any authoritative proclamation or command/ A rule or order or law given by an authority.
Expound To set forth or state in detail; to explain; interpret
Pestilential Dangerous, troublesome, destructive/ Plagued likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease.
Pillage To strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war
Premonition A forewarning; a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event
Bestial Without reason or intelligence, brutal; inhuman/ lacking in intelligence or reason; subhuman
Reprieve To delay the impending punishment or sentence
Crucible A severe test or trial. Ex. Exam, trial with jury or judge, difficult week of work.
Emaciated Abnormal thinness caused by lack of nutrition or by disease
Incite To stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action
Embark To board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle, as for a journey
Encumbrance a dependent person, burdensome, useless, hindrance, a difficult concern
Vigilant Keenly watchful to detect danger; wary
Revelation The act of revealing or disclosing
Expulsion The act of driving out or expelling
Pious Having a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations/Professing or exhibiting a strict, traditional sense of virtue and morality; high-minded
Haggard Having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, as from prolonged suffering, exertion
Bewildered Completely puzzled or confused; perplexed
Hooligan A ruffian or hoodlum
Cynical A distrusting or disparaging the motives of others
Nocturnal Of or relating to the night
Livid Having a discolored, bluish appearance caused by a bruise, congestion of blood vessels, strangulation/ extremely angry or furious
Semblance An assumed or unreal appearance/representation, a copy, a resemblance, camouflage
Robust Strong and healthy; hardy, vigorous
Apathy Lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting
Compulsory Constraining
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