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Night English
Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Any authoritative proclamation or command. | Edict (n.) |
| to set forth or state in detail: to expound theories. To explain; interpret. | Expound (v.) |
| producing or tending to produce pestilence. Pertaining to or of the nature of pestilence, especially bubonic plague. Pernicious; harmful. Annoyingly troublesome. | Pestilential (adj.) |
| - to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder. | Pillage (v.) |
| a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; presentiment. A forewarning. | Premonition (n.) |
| of, pertaining to, or having the form of a beast. Without reason or intelligence; brutal; inhuman. Beastlike in gratifying one's sensual desires; carnal; debased. | Bestial (adj.) |
| - a respite from impending punishment, as from execution of a sentence of death. A warrant authorizing this. Any respite or temporary relief. | Reprieve (n.) |
| A severe, searching test or trial | Crucible (n.). |
| Abnormal thinness caused by lack of nutrition or by disease. | Emaciated (adj.) |
| To stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action | Incite (v.) |
| - to board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle, as for a journey. To start an enterprise, business, etc. to put or receive on board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle. To involve (someone) in an enterprise. To venture or invest (something) in an enterprise | Embark (v.) |