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Night pg Vocab

Vocabulary words from Night

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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. Beast like 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.)
something that encumbers; something burdensome, useless, or superfluous; burden; hindrance. A dependent person, especially a child. A burden or claim on property, as a mortgage. Encumbrance (n.)
Keenly watchful to detect danger; wary. Ever awake and alert; sleeplessly watchful. Vigilant (adj.)
the act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure. Something revealed or disclosed, especially a striking disclosure, as of something not before realized. Revelation (n.)
The act of driving out or expelling: expulsion of air. The state of being expelled Expulsion (n.)
having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations. Of or pertaining to religious devotion; sacred rather than secular. Pious (adj.)
having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, as from prolonged suffering, exertion, or anxiety; worn: the haggard faces of the tired troops. Wild; wild-looking: Falconry. (Especially of a hawk caught after it has attained adult plumage) untamed Haggard (adj.)
completely puzzled or confused; perplexed. Bewildered (adj.)
a ruffian or hoodlum Hooligan (n.)
distrusting or disparaging the motives of others. Showing contempt for accepted standards of honesty or morality by one's actions. Bitterly or sneeringly distrustful, contemptuous, or pessimistic. Cynical (adj.)
of or pertaining to the night done, occurring, or coming at night: nocturnal visit. Active at night. Opening by night and closing by day. Nocturnal (adj.)
Enraged; furiously angry. Feeling or appearing strangulated because of strong emotion. Reddish or flushed Livid (adj.)
outward aspect or appearance. An assumed or unreal appearance; show. The slightest appearance or trace. A likeness, image, or copy. A spectral appearance; apparition. Semblance (n.)
strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous: strongly or stoutly built: suited to or requiring bodily strength or endurance: rough, rude, or boisterous: rich and full-bodied Robust (adj.)
absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement. Lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting. Apathy (n.)
required; mandatory; obligatory: using compulsion; compelling; constraining: Compulsory (adj.)
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