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night vocab words
vocab words from the night
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority | edict |
| to set forth or state in detail | expound |
| pernicious; harmful; annoyingly troublesome. | 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, searching test or trial. | crucible |
| 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 that encumbers; something burdensome, useless, or superfluous; burden; hindrance; difficult concern | encumbrance |
| keenly watchful to detect danger; wary | 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 a nearest wish to fulfill religious obligations; exhibiting a strict r traditional sense of morality | 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; distrusting or disparaging the motives of others | cynical |
| of or pertaining to the night ( opposed to diurnal). | nocturnal |
| enraged; furiously angry | livid |
| outward aspect or appearance; resemblance; a copy | semblance |
| strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous | robust |
| absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement. | apathy |
| required; mandatory; obligatory | compulsory |