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Night Hawk Vocab
Vcabulary words from Night
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A decree issued by a sovereign or other authority | Edict |
| To set forth or state in detail | Expound |
| Producing or tending to produce pestilence | Pestilential |
| A feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event | Premonition |
| Of, pertaining to, or having the form of a beast. | Bestial |
| To delay the impending punishment or sentence of a condemned person. | Reprieve |
| to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence | Pillage |
| a container of metal or refractory material employed for heating substances to high temperatures | 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 | 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 |
| distrusting or disparaging the motives of others | Cynical |
| of or pertaining to the night | Nocturnal |
| having a discolored, bluish appearance caused by a bruise, congestion of blood vessels, strangulation | Livid |
| outward aspect or appearance | Semblance |
| strong and healthy | Robust |
| absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement | Apathy |
| required; mandatory; obligatory | Compulsory |