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Kuss Night Vocab
Night Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| edict (n.) | a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. |
| expound (v.) | to make a detailed statement. |
| pestilential (adj.) | annoyingly troublesome, pernicious; harmful. |
| pillage (v.) | to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder: to take as booty. |
| premonition (n.) | a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; presentiment: a forewarning. |
| bestial (adj.) | without reason or intelligence; brutal; inhuman. |
| reprieve (n.) | to delay the impending punishment or sentence: to relieve temporarily from any evil. |
| crucible (n.) | a severe, searching test or trial. |
| emaciated (adj.) | abnormal thinness caused by lack of nutrition or by disease. |
| incite (v.) | to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action. |
| embark (v.) | to board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle, as for a journey. |
| encumbrance (n.) | something burdensome, useless, or superfluous; burden; hindrance: a dependent person. |
| vigilant (adj.) | keenly watchful to detect danger; wary: ever awake and alert; sleeplessly watchful. |
| revelation (n.) | something revealed or disclosed, especially a striking disclosure, as of something not before realized. |
| expulsion (n.) | the act of driving out or expelling: the state of being expelled. |
| pious (adj.) | having or showing appropriate respect or regard for parents or others. |
| haggard (adj.) | having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, as from prolonged suffering, exertion, or anxiety; worn. |
| bewildered (adj.) | completely puzzled or confused; perplexed. |
| hooligan (n.) | a ruffian or hoodlum. |
| cynical (adj.) | bitterly or sneeringly distrustful, contemptuous, or pessimistic, distrusting the motives of others. |
| nocturnal (adj.) | done, occurring, or coming at night: active at night |
| livid (adj.) | having a discolored, bluish appearance caused by a bruise, congestion of blood vessels, strangulation, feeling or appearing strangulated because of strong emotion. |
| semblance (n.) | outward aspect or appearance, an assumed or unreal appearance; show. |
| robust (adj.) | strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous: strongly or stoutly built. |
| apathy (n.) | absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement, lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving. |
| compulsory (adj.) | required; mandatory; obligatory. |
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