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Night Vocab Words 97
words from book Night
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| - a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. | Edict |
| to set forth or state in detail: to expound theories. | Expound |
| Dangerous, troublesome, destructive 2. Spread and cause 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 |
| of, pertaining to, or having the form of a beast: the belief that a person could assume bestial form after death. | Bestial |
| to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person). | Reprieve |
| a container of metal or refractory material employed for heating substances to high temperatures. | Crucible |
| marked by emaciation. | 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 |
| keenly watchful to detect danger; wary. | Vigilant |
| the act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure. | Revelation |
| the act of driving out or expelling. | Expulsion |
| 1. Having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations. 2. Professing or exhibiting a strict, traditional sense of virtue and morality; 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 |
| believing the worst of other people,; skeptical of the motives of others; distrustful | Cynical |
| of or pertaining to the night (opposed to diurnal). | Nocturnal |
| extremely angry; furious | Livid |
| 1. Outward aspect or appearance. 2. A representation; a copy; resemblance | Semblance |
| strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous. | Robust |
| absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement. | Apathy |
| required; mandatory; obligatory. | Compulsory |