Night Vocab
by Noah
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Penury
extreme poverty; destitution
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23 cards
| 1 | Penury |
extreme poverty; destitution |
| 2 | Waiflike |
thin and looking unhealthy and uncared for |
| 3 | Billeted |
lodging (referring to soldiers) in a particular place, especially in a civilian's house or other non-military facility |
| 4 | Edict |
an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority |
| 5 | Apparatus |
the technical equipment or machinery needed for a particular activity or purpose |
| 6 | Delusion |
a false belief or judgement about external reality |
| 7 | Treatise |
a written work dealing formally and systematically with a subject |
| 8 | Rescinded |
revoked, cancelled, or repealed |
| 9 | Surreptitiously |
in a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention |
| 10 | Conflagration |
an extensive fire which destroys a great deal of land or property |
| 11 | Partisans |
members of an irregular military force formed to oppose control of an area by a foreign power |
| 12 | Irrevocably |
in a way that cannot be changed reversed or recovered |
| 13 | Hermetically |
in a way that is completely airtight |
| 14 | Pious |
devoutly religious |
| 15 | Tumult |
a loud confused noise especially one caused by a large mass of people |
| 16 | Invectives |
an abusive expression or speech |
| 17 | Sanctify |
set apart as or declare holy |
| 18 | Lucidity |
clarity of expression |
| 19 | Harangued |
lectured at length in an aggressive and critical manner |
| 20 | Prevailing |
existing at a particular time; current |
| 21 | Convalescent |
describing a person recovering from an illness or operation |
| 22 | Wizened |
shriveled or wrinkled with age |
| 23 | Veritable |
used as a qualifier to assure people something is accurate and not false, unreal, or imaginary |