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Night Vocab. Ch. 1-3
Chapter 1-3 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Encumbered | held back; hindered; weighed down by something heavy |
| Mysticism | vague, obscure thinking or belief |
| Anecdotes | short, entertaining, personal stories |
| Expound | explain or interpret; clarify |
| Farce | exaggerated comedy; something ridiculous |
| Hermetically | sealed in a completely airtight way |
| Monotonous | tiresome (because of little or no variation) |
| Pestilence | fatally contagious or infectious disease |
| Stench | offensive smell or odor |
| Abominable | nasty and disgusting; highly unpleasant; very bad |
| Unremittingly | persistently not stopping or relaxing |
| Lucidity | clarify; clearness; purity |
| Leprous | having a progressive infectious disease |
| Congealing | thickening; solidifying |
| Blandishments | flattering statements |