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Night Vocabulary
Night Voc
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abyss | deep immeasurable space |
| apathy | absence of passion |
| commotion | violent motion |
| comrade | a person who shares in one's activities |
| convalescent | a person who is recovering from an illness |
| convulsive | characterized by convulsions or spasms |
| defiance | bold resistance to authority |
| edict | decree issued by an authority |
| embark | to begin a journey |
| encumber | to impede or hinder |
| incite | stir up, urge on |
| infinite | immeasurably great |
| monotonous | lacking in variety |
| optimist | an optomistic person |
| relentless | unyieldingly severe, strict or harsh |
| reprieve | to delay punishment |
| sieze | to take hold of forcibly |
| prostrate | to stretch out, lie flat |
| expelled | to be sent out or away |
| interlude | time occurring between 2 events |
| oppressive | hard to put up with |
| reprieve | to be saved from something |
| refuge | to take shelter |
| rations | allotment of food |
| infernal | hellish, inhuman, hateful |
| dysentery | disease of the intestines |
| morale | spirit |
| robust | strong, healthy |
| wizened | very old and wrinkled |
| quarantined | to keep apart |
| interminable | without ending |
| apathy | lack of emotions |
| pious | extremely religious |
| humane | having the best qualities of humans |
| livid | discolored, red or blue gray |
| grimace | twisting of the face |
| nocturnal | happening at night |