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Aldape Night Vocab
Night Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Edict | any authoritative proclamation or command. |
| Expound | to explain; interpret. |
| Pestilential | pernicious; harmful. |
| Pillage | to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder: |
| Premonition | a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; presentiment: |
| Bestial | without reason or intelligence; brutal; inhuman: |
| Reprieve | to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person). |
| Crucible | a container of metal or refractory material employed for heating substances to high temperatures. |
| Emaciated | to make abnormally lean or thin by a gradual wasting away of flesh. |
| 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 | something that encumbers; something burdensome, useless, or superfluous; burden; hindrance: |
| Vigilant | ever awake and alert; sleeplessly watchful. |
| Revelation | something revealed or disclosed, especially a striking disclosure, as of something not before realized. |
| Expulsion | the state of being expelled |
| Pious | having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations. |
| Haggard | having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, as from prolonged suffering, exertion, or anxiety; worn |
| Bewildered | completely puzzled or confused; perplexed. |
| Hooligan | a ruffian or hoodlum. |
| Cynical | distrusting or disparaging the motives of others; like or characteristic of a cynic. |
| Nocturnal | of or relating to the night (opposed to diurnal). |
| Livid | having a discolored, bluish appearance caused by a bruise, congestion of blood vessels, strangulation, etc., as the face, flesh, hands, or nails. |
| Semblance | an assumed or unreal appearance; show. |
| Robust | strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous |
| Apathy | lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting. |
| Compulsory | required; mandatory; obligatory |