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Night Vocab

Night Vocab. Part 1 (Ch. 1). Surname (noun). Family name (the last name in most Western cultures). Encumbered (verb or adjective) . Hindered; restricted; burdened. Waiflike (adjective). Very thin and delicate. Profoundly (adverb). Absolutely; greatly; with deep meaning. Deportees (noun).

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Night Vocab

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  1. Night Vocab

  2. Part 1 (Ch. 1)

  3. Surname (noun) • Family name (the last name in most Western cultures)

  4. Encumbered (verb or adjective) • Hindered; restricted; burdened

  5. Waiflike (adjective) • Very thin and delicate

  6. Profoundly (adverb) • Absolutely; greatly; with deep meaning

  7. Deportees (noun) • Refugees; people who are expelled from a country

  8. Emigration (noun) • Act of leaving one area to settle in another

  9. Treatise (noun) • Written discussion on a topic

  10. Anecdotes (noun) • Short, often humorous, stories

  11. Melancholy (adjective) • Sadness; depression

  12. Abominable (adjective) • Worthy of causing disgust or hate

  13. Truncheon (noun) • A police officer’s club

  14. Premonition (noun) • A feeling something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant

  15. Part 2 (Ch. 2-4)

  16. Hermetically (adverb) • Sealed in an airtight way

  17. Pestilence (noun) • Fatally contagious disease

  18. Unremittingly (adverb) • Not stopping or slowing

  19. Lucidity (noun) • Clarity; clearness; purity

  20. Congeal (verb) • Thicken; solidify

  21. Blandishment (noun) • A flattering statement

  22. Sanctity (noun) • Saintliness or holiness

  23. Reprieve (noun) • A temporary relief from something

  24. Imperceptibly (adverb) • Barely noticeable

  25. Vocab Activity • Using all words from Part 1, create a short story, ensuring that all of the words are used correctly and in a context that makes sense. You can work with a partner or group of 3.

  26. Part 3 (Ch. 5-6)

  27. Implored (verb) • Earnestly beg or ask someone to do something

  28. Avidly (adverb) • Marked by deep interest

  29. Emaciated (adjective) • Extremely thin or weak

  30. Interminable (adjective) • Endless (often used hyperbolically)

  31. Din (noun) • Loud, confusing noise

  32. Fortnight (noun) • 2 weeks; 14 days

  33. Balm (noun) • Healing/soothing ointment

  34. Famished (adjective) • Extremely hungry

  35. Stifle (verb) • Restrain something; suffocate

  36. Vigilance (noun) • Keeping watch

  37. Semblance (noun) • Outward appearance of something when the reality is different

  38. Indeterminate (adjective) • Unknown; not able to be determined

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