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goodNIGHT!
Words from book Night!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| (n.)- a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. | Edict |
| (v.)- to explain; interpret. | Expound |
| (adj.)- pernicious; harmful. | Pestilential |
| (v.)- to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder. | Pillage |
| (n.)- a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; presentiment. | Premonition |
| (adj.)- without reason or intelligence; brutal; inhuman. | Bestial |
| (n.)- to relieve temporarily from any evil. | Reprieve |
| (n.)- a container of metal or refractory material employed for heating substances to high temperatures. | Crucible |
| (adj.)- marked by abnormal thinness caused by lack of nutrition or by disease | Emaciated |
| (v.)- to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action. | Incite |
| (v.)- to board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle, as for a journey. | Embark |
| (n.)- something burdensome, useless, or superfluous; burden; hindrance. | Encumbrance |
| (adj.)- ever awake and alert; sleeplessly watchful. | Vigilant |
| (n.)- the act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure. | Revelation |
| (n.)- the act of driving out or expelling. | Expulsion |
| (adj.)- having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations. | Pious |
| (adj.)- having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, as from prolonged suffering, exertion, or anxiety; worn. | Haggard |
| (adj.)- completely puzzled or confused; perplexed. | Bewildered |
| (n.)- a ruffian or hoodlum. | Hooligan |
| Cynical | (adj.)- showing contempt for accepted standards of honesty or morality by one's actions, especially by actions that exploit the scruples of others. |
| Nocturnal | (adj.)- done, occurring, or coming at night. |
| Livid | (adj.)- having a discolored, bluish appearance caused by a bruise, congestion of blood vessels, strangulation, etc., as the face, flesh, hands, or nails. Angry; Furious |
| Semblance | (n.)- outward aspect or appearance. |
| Apathy | absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement. |
| Compulsory | (adj.)- required; mandatory; obligatory. |