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Night Ellie
Night vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. | Edict |
| to set forth or state in detail; to explain; interpret. | Expound |
| pernicious; harmful. 6. Bestial: to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person). | Pestilential |
| 4. Pillage: to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder | Pillage |
| a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; presentiment without reason or intelligence; brutal; inhuman | Premonition |
| to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person). | Bestial |
| a container of metal or refractory material employed for heating substances to high temperatures; a severe, searching test or trial. | Reprieve |
| Marked by abnormal thinness caused by lack of nutrition or by disease | Crucible |
| to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action | Emaciated |
| to board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle, as for a journey; to start an enterprise, business, etc. | Incite |
| something that encumbers (to impede or hinder; hamper; retard); something burdensome, useless, or superfluous; burden; hindrance | Embark |
| keenly watchful to detect danger; wary | Encumbrance |
| the act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure | Vigilant |
| the act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure | Revelation |
| the act of driving out or expelling | Expulsion |
| having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations. | Pious |
| having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, as from prolonged suffering, exertion, or anxiety; worn | Haggard |
| completely puzzled or confused; perplexed. | Bewildered |
| a ruffian or hoodlum | Hooligan |
| like or characteristic of a cynic (a person who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions and who disbelieves in or minimizes selfless acts or disinterested points of view.) | Cynical |
| of or pertaining to the night | Nocturnal |
| enraged; furiously angry | Livid |
| outward aspect or appearance. | Semblance |
| strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous | Robust |
| absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement | Apathy |
| required; mandatory; obligatory | Compulsory |