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Night Vocab
Words from Book Night
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. any authoritative proclamation or command. | |
| to set forth or state in detail to explain; interpret. Pestilential-dangerous, troublesome,destructive 2. Plague: likely to sprea and cause a epidemic disease | |
| a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; presentiment a forewarning. | |
| a respite from impending punishment, as from execution of a sentence of death. | |
| to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action | |
| to board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle, as for a journey. to start an enterprise, business, etc. verb (used with object) to put or receive on board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle.to involve (someone) in an enterprise. to venture or invest | |
| A burdensome or difficult concern: “the burden of responsibility”; a load, a headache, a hindrance; “that’s a load off my mind” | |
| Keenly watchful to detect danger; wary Ever awake and alert; sleeplessly watchful | |
| The act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure. Something revealed or disclosed, especially a striking disclosure, as of something not before realized. | |
| The act of driving out or expelling The state of being expelled | |
| Having or exhibiting religious respect and awe; sincere and willing in observance of religion; devout. 2. Professing or exhibiting a strict, traditional sense of virtue and morality; high-minded | |
| Having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, as from prolonged suffering, exertion, or anxiety; worn: the haggard faces of the tired troops. Wild; wild-looking: haggard eyes. | Nocturnal |
| Completely puzzled or confused; perplexed. Hooligan A ruffian or hoodlum. Cynical Believing the worst of other people; skeptical of the motive of other; distrustful Nocturnal Of or pertaining to the night (opposed to diurnal). | Cynical |
| Required; mandatory; obligatory | Compulsory |