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NIGHT Vocab
NIGHT Vocab
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English
10th Grade
01/24/2007

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Exterminate
Definition
v. to get rid of by destroying; destroy totally: to exterminate an enemy; to exterminate insects.
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Indiscriminately
Definition
adj. not discriminate; haphazard; thoughtless: indiscriminate slaughter.
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Pious
Definition
adj. having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
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Hermetically
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adv. so as to be airtight: hermetically sealed
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Scouring
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v. To clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously: scour a dirty oven
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Pestilential
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adj. producing or tending to produce a deadly or virulent epidemic disease
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Abominable
Definition
adj. repugnantly hateful; detestable; loathsome: an abominable crime.
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Devoid
Definition
adj. not possessing, untouched by, void, or destitute (usually fol. by of).
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Lorry
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n. any of various conveyances running on rails, as for transporting material in a mine or factory.
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Nocturnal
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adj. done, occurring, or coming at night: nocturnal visit.
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Lucidity
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adj. easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible: a lucid explanation.
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Truncheons
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n. A short stick carried by police; a billy club
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Muster
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v. to assemble (troops, a ship's crew, etc.), as for battle, display, inspection, orders, or discharge.
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Reminiscing
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v. to recall past experiences, events, etc.; indulge in reminiscence.
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Derision
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n. ridicule; mockery: The inept performance elicited derision from the audience.
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Stupefied
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v. to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor.
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Remains
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n. a dead body; corpse
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Livid
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adj. enraged; furiously angry: Willful stupidity makes me absolutely livid.
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Spasmodically
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adj. pertaining to or of the nature of a spasm; characterized by spasms.
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Iniquity
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n. a violation of right or duty; wicked act; sin
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Lamentation
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n. the act of lamenting or expressing grief
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