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VocabularyFromNight
Vocabulary From Night
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. | Edict (n) |
| to explain; interpret. | expound (v) |
| pernicious; harmful. | 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 | Premonition (n) |
| without reason or intelligence; brutal; inhuman | Bestial (adj) |
| to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person). | Reprieve (n) |
| marked by emaciation | 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. | Embark (v) |
| a burdensome or difficult concern; a load, a headache, a hindrance | Encumbrance (n) |
| keenly watchful to detect danger; wary | Vigilant (adj) |
| the act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure. | Revelation (n) |
| the act of driving out or expelling | Expulsion (n) |
| 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 | Haggard (adj) |
| completely puzzled or confused; perplexed. | Bewildered (adj) |
| a ruffian or hoodlum. | Hooligan (n) |
| like or characteristic of a cynic; distrusting or disparaging the motives of others. | Cynical (adj) |
| done, occurring, or coming at night | Nocturnal (adj) |
| enraged; furiously angry | Livid (adj) |
| outward aspect or appearance. | Semblance (n) |
| strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous | Robust (adj) |
| absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement. | Apathy (n) |
| required; mandatory; obligatory | Compulsory (adj) |
| a severe, searching test or trial. | crucible (n) |