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Elie Weisel Night
Words from book Night
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Dangerous, troublesome, destructive; Plague; likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease | Pestilential |
| To strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder | Pillage |
| A decree issued by a sovereign or other authority | Edict |
| To explain; interpret | Expound |
| A feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; presentiment | Premonition |
| Without reason or intelligence; brutal; inhuman | Bestial |
| To delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person) | Reprieve |
| A severe, searching test or trial | Crucible |
| To make abnormally lean or thin by a gradual wasting away of flesh | 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 |
| 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 | 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, especially by actions that exploit the scruples of others | Cynical |
| Of or pertaining to the night | Nocturnal |
| Extremely angry; furious | Livid |
| Outward aspect or appearance; camouflage; disguise; 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 |