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NightVocabulary

Night Unit Vocabulary

WordDefinition
Penury severe poverty
Gestapo a secret-police organization employing underhanded and terrorist methods against persons suspected of disloyalty
annihilate to cause to cease to exist
fascists a political philosophy, movement, or regime that exalts nation and often race above the individual
edict law or a proclamation having the force of law
delusion something that is falsely believed or propagated
roused to arouse from or as if from sleep or repose
indiscriminate lacking in care, judgement, or selectivity
innate something that exists from birth or inherent in the natural character of something
surreptitiously done, made, or acquired by stealth
envy painful or resentful awareness of an advantage enjoyed by another joined with a desire to possess the same advantage
wielding to handle (as a tool) especially effectively
oppression unjust or cruel exercise of authority or power
conflagration a large disastrous fire - literal or figurative
partisans a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person;especially : one exhibiting blind, prejudiced, and unreasoning allegiance
farce an empty or patently ridiculous act, proceeding, or situation condemned- to pronounce guilty
forbidden not permitted or allowed
indifferently that does not matter one way or the other or of no importance or value one way or the other
illusions the state or fact of being intellectually deceived or misled
invectives something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action
petrified to make rigid or inert like stone
elude to avoid or escape
sanctify to free from sin
deprived lacking the necessities of life
interspersed to place something at intervals
incapable lacking capacity, ability, or qualification for the purpose or end in view: as
lucidity clearness of thought or style
oblivion the fact or condition of forgetting or having forgotten
leprous having an infectious disease that no one wants
abstraction absence of mind or preoccupation
ascertain to find out or learn with certainty
compulsory mandatory
liberation the act of to set free
prevail to triumph, to be or prove superior in strength, power, or influence
convalescent a place in which to recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness
epidemic an idea or disease that spreads rapidly
altruistic unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of others
conscientious meticulous, careful, following your conscience
sufficient enough to meet the needs of a situation or a proposed end
cauldrons a large kettle or boiler
manacle a shackle for the hand or wrist
lament to express sorrow, mourning, or regret for often demonstratively
emaciated being abnormally thin from insufficient nutrition
crucible a severe test or something to melt metal in
decisive able to make decisions quickly and with confidence
despair loss of hope
incentive a reward for doing something
dysentery a disease that causes severe diarrhea
inflection a change in tone or pitch
deluded deceived or mislead the mind
evacuation the act of leaving or vacating
vain (“in vain”) to no end, ineffectual or unsuccessful
famished incredibly hungry
deprivation the state of having something removed or something withheld for enjoyment or possession
disengage to release from attachment or unfasten, release oneself from a situation, relationship, or person
vitality enthusiasm for life
devour consume quickly or completely
contagious something that is spread easily (ideas, laughter, sickness)
lament show sorrow for death or disappointment
grudgingly doing something against your will
riveted attention held closely to something
feeble weak
contemplate think about, to look at or view with continued attention
Created by: mrsKregan
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