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Night words magimflo
english night words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority | Edict(n.) |
| to set forth or state in detail | Expound |
| -causing or tending to cause | Pestilential (adj.) |
| the act of looting or plundering especially in war | Pillage v. |
| a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event | Premonition (n.) |
| without reason or intelligence; brutal; inhuman; beastly | Bestial (adj.) |
| to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person) | Reprieve (n.) |
| a severe test: a trial | Crucible (n.) |
| thin, wasted, puny, gaunt, haggard, scrawny. | Emaciated (adj.) |
| 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 (v.) |
| something burdensome, useless, or superfluous; burden; hindrance | Encumbrance (n.) |
| keenly watchful to detect danger; wary | Vigilant (adj.) |
| something revealed or disclosed, especially a striking disclosure, as of something not before realized | Revelation (n.) |
| the act of driving out | Expulsion (n.) |
| 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.) |
| –perplexed or confused especially by a complexity, variety, or multitude of objects or consideration | Bewildered: adj. |
| ruffian, hoodlum | Hooligan: n. |
| –captious, peevish | -Cynical: adj. |
| –of, relating to, or occurring in the night | Nocturnal: adj. |
| very angry : enraged | Livid (adj.) |
| –outward and often specious appearance or show | Semblance: n. |
| having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health | -Robust: adj. |
| –lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness | -Compulsory: adj. |