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vocab from Night
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. | Edict |
| to explain; interpret. | Expound |
| pernicious; harmful. | Pestilential |
| 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. | Premonition |
| without reason or intelligence; brutal; inhuman. | Bestial |
| to relieve temporarily from any evil. | Reprieve |
| a severe test; a trial. | Crucible |
| marked by abnormal thinness caused by lack of nutrition or by disease. | Emaciated |
| to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action. | Incite |
| to board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle, as for a journey. | Embark |
| something burdensome, useless, or superfluous; burden; hindrance. | Encumbrance |
| ever awake and alert; sleeplessly watchful. | 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 |
| believing the worst of other people; skeptical of the motives of others; distrustful. | Cynical |
| done, occurring, or coming at night. | Nocturnal |
| extremely angry; furious. | 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 |