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Vocab for my book
Its vocab for my book
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority | Edict |
| to set forth or state in detail | Expound |
| dangerous, troublesome, destructive or likely to cause and spead an epidemic disease | 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 |
| a respite from impending punishment, as from execution of a sentence of death | Reprieve |
| A severe test; 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 burdensome, useless, or superfluous; burden; hindrance | Encumbrance |
| keenly watchful to detect danger; wary | Vigilant |
| something revealed or disclosed, especially a striking disclosure, as of something not before realized | 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: 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 |
| like or characteristic of a cynic; distrusting or disparaging the motives of others | Cynical |
| of or pertaining to the night | Nocturnal |
| enraged; furiously angry | Livid |
| 1. outward aspect or appearance; camouflage; disguise. 2. copy or representation | Semblance |
| strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous | Robust |
| absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement | Apathy |
| required; mandatory; obligatory | Compulsory |