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"Night" vocabulary
Ch. 1-6
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English
9th Grade
02/08/2010

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haggard
Definition
having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance
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waiflike
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having the appearance of a person with no home or friends, especially a child
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abyss
Definition
a deep, immeasurable space, cavity, gulf; a vast chasm
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edict
Definition
a decree issued by an authority figure
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truncheon
Definition
a club or stick used as a weapon to beat others
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automaton
Definition
mechanical figure; robot; someone who acts in a routine manner with no intellegence
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bestial
Definition
brutal; inhuman
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wizened
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withered; shriveled
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pious
Definition
showing spirit of reverence; devout or godly
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harangued
Definition
scolded or berated in a long vehement speech
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compulsory
Definition
required without exception; mandatory
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bereaved
Definition
deprived ruthlessly by force; made desolate by death
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queue
Definition
braid of hair worn hanging down the back; line of people waiting their turn
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raucous
Definition
harsh, hoarse or grating sound
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passivity
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compliance, submissiveness, or obedience to others
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inherent
Definition
existing in something as a permanent element; natural or intrinsic
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tempest
Definition
extensive current of wind rushing with great velocity and violence; violent disturbance or commotion
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balm
Definition
anything that heals, soothes, or mitigates pain
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reprieve
Definition
to respite a person from impending punishment; to relieve temporarily from any evil
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knell
Definition
sound made by a bell rung slowly for a death or funeral; any mournful sound
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interminable
Definition
unending; monotonously continued
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derision
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act of ridiculing or mocking
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dysentery
Definition
infectious disease marked by inflammation of the bowels with diarrhea
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encumbrance
Definition
something burdensome or useless; a dependant person
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slacken
Definition
make or become less active, vigorous, or intense; to become loose or less taut
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apathy
Definition
absence of passion, emotion, or excitement
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dregs
Definition
least valuable part of anything
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inert
Definition
inactive or sluggish; motionless
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unremitting
Definition
not slackening or abating; incessant
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tether
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utmost extent or limit of ability of resources; utmost length to which one can go in action
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liquidate
Definition
settle or pay a debt; to break up or abolish
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hermetic
Definition
to be made airtight by sealing
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