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Night Vocab1
vocabulary words 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; beastly | bestial |
| to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person) | reprieve |
| a severe test; a trial | crucible |
| thin, wasted, puny, gaunt, haggard, scrawny | 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 that encumbers; something burdensome, useless, or superfluous; burden; hindrance | encumbrance |
| ever awake and alert; sleeplessly watchful | vigilant |
| something revealed or disclosed, especially a striking disclosure, as of something not before realized | revelation |
| the act of driving out | expulsion |
| having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations; high-minded | 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 |
| showing contempt for accepted standards of honesty or morality by one's actions; skeptical; distrustful | cynical |
| opening by night and closing by day | nocturnal |
| feeling or appearing strangulated because of strong emotion; furious | livid |
| an assumed or unreal appearance; show; camouflage or disguise | semblance |
| strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous | robust |
| absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement | apathy |
| required; mandatory; obligatory | compulsory |