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Night Vocabulary
Chapter 5 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| defiance (n) | Open resistance; bold disobedience |
| benediction (n) | a religious blessing |
| lament (v) | to mourn |
| emaciated (adj) | extremely thin; bony |
| crucible (n)- | ceramic or metal container in which metals or other substances may be melted or subjected to very high temperatures |
| stricken – (adj.) | struck down; having pain or suffering |
| afflicted – (adj.) | affected with something painful or distressing |
| din – (n.) | a loud, continuous noise |
| balm – (n.) | something healing or soothing to the mind or temper |
| summarily – (adv.) | hastily; arbitrarily; quickly |