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Night Parts II & III
Vocabulary for Night, by Elie Wiesel
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| functionaries | n. people who perform certain expected duties, especially official functions. |
| implored | v. begged; pleaded sincerely |
| lamentation | n. an expression of grief or sadness |
| countenance | n. face or features of the face |
| interminable | adj. endless or seeming to be endless |
| emaciated | adj. abnormally thin, especially due to starvation or disease |
| meager | adj. of small quantity; not adequate |
| inconsiderable | adj. unimportant; small |
| derision | n. scorn; ridicule |
| annihilate | v. destroy completely; exterminate |
| summarily | adv. promptly and without formality |
| indeterminate | adj. indefinite; vague; subtle |
| stupefied | adj. stunned; amazed |
| privations | n. hardships; lack of necessities of everyday life |
| encumbrance | n. burden; obstacle |
| semblance | n. appearance; resemblance |
| apathy | n. lack of interest or emotion; indifference |
| vigilance | n. the state of watchfulness; alertness, especially to danger |
| appeasing | v. satisfying; relieving |
| inert | adj. motionless; lacking the ability to move or act |