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Night Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abominable | thoroughly unpleasant |
| Abstraction | a concept not associated with any specific thing or instance; a generalization |
| Abyss | a deep gulf or cavity; anything profound or infinite |
| Alleged | said, without proof, to have taken place |
| Altruistic | unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others |
| Anecdote | a short account of a particular incident |
| Ascertain | to find out or learn definitely |
| Avid | enthusiastic; eager |
| Benediction | a blessing; an utterance expressing good wishes |
| Compulsory | required; mandatory |
| Congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid |
| Conviction | a fixed or firm belief |
| Crematory | a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ash |
| Crucible | a vessel that heats substances to very high temperatures |
| Devoid | lacking; not possessing |
| Disperse | to drive or send off in various directions |
| Emaciated | extremely thin and starved |
| Encumber | to burden or weigh down |
| Falter | to hesitate or stumble |
| Famished | extremely hungry; starving |
| Farce | a foolish show; a mockery |
| Firmament | the sky; the heavens |
| Ghetto | a city section inhabited by the members of a particular ethnic group |
| Hermetically | in a way that is completely airtight |
| Hysteria | an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear |
| Improvise | to compose or perform on the spur of the moment |
| Indifferent | without concern or care |
| Indiscriminate | done at random or without careful judgment |
| Indulgent | willing to allow someone to have or enjoy something even though it may not be proper or healthy |
| Inert | sluggish; immoveable |
| Interminable | without end; unlimited |
| Knell | the sound made by a bell rung slowly; also, a sign of death |
| Lucidity | quality of being easily understood |
| Morale | mental or emotional condition |
| Oblivion | a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| Oppressive | unjustly harsh and tyrannical |
| Perilous | hazardous, dangerous, risky |
| Pious | showing reverence; earnestly religious |
| Premonition | a feeling of anxiety or warning of the future |
| Reprieve | to cancel or postpone the punishment of someone |
| Sentimental | expressive of tender emotions |
| Slacken | to make or become less active or intense; also, to loosen |
| Surreal | having the disorienting, hallucinatory quality of a dream |
| Unremitting | constant and without end |
| Untenable | indefensible, unjustifiable |
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lgolden22
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