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NIght Chapter 1&2
VOCAB
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Monocle | some glasses for one eye connected to a chain |
| constraint | restriction |
| Hermetically | Sealed against the entry or escape of air |
| Pestilential | Likely to cause an epidermic disease |
| Notorious | Known widely and unfavorably; infamous |
| Devoid | Completely lacking or empty |
| Lucidity | Clear understanding |
| Convalescent | Returning to health after an illness |
| Blandishments | Coaxing by flattery |
| Surname | last name, family name |
| Encumbered | to impede or restrict |
| Insignificant | not important |
| Profoundly | extremely deep in thought |
| Deportees | people who are expelled from a country |
| Emigration | leaving ones native country |
| Treaties | a formal written work |
| Anecdotes | a short account of a particular incident or event |
| Melancholy | a depressed state of mind |