Night Vocabulary Section 1(A) – Page 3-22

Section 1 (A) Penury – extreme poverty Waiflike – neglected, uncared for Mysticism – a system of contemplative prayer aimed at achieving direct intuitive experience of the divine.

Section 1 (A) Fraught – full of, involving Peril – danger Indulgent – to satisfy or gratify Revelation – something is revealed Insinuate – to suggest or imply Annihilate – destroy completely Anguish – extreme distress, or suffering

Section 1(B) Edict – command given by an authority Ghetto – a section of a city in which all Jews were required to live Delusion – a false belief or opinion

Section 1(B) Anecdote – a short story about an event Antechamber – waiting room

Section 1(B) Relic – Something kept in remembrance; a surviving memorial of something past. Phylactery – either of two small, black, leather cubes containing a piece of paper inscribed with certain Bible verses.

Section 1(B) Hysteria – an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear; often characterized by irrationality, laughter, weeping, etc. Conflagration – destructive fire

Section 2 (pg 23-28) Flit - move lightly and swiftly Inhibition - unconscious restraint or suppression of behavior Irrevocable - not able to be changed or undone

Section 2 (pg 23-28) Hermetic - not affected by outward influence or power; isolated Pious - especially religious; devout, godly

Section 3 (pg 29-46) Imperative - absolutely necessary; essential Invective - an insulting or abusive word or expression Revolt - rebellion

Section 3 (pg 29-46) Crematorium - a building in which corpses are cremated Elude - to avoid or escape Barrack - any large, plain building in which many people are lodged

Section 3 (pg 29-46) Lucid - easily understood Oblivion - state of being completely forgotten or unknown Convalesce - to recover health and strength after illness

Section 3 (pg 29-46) Despair - loss of hope; to give up hope

Section 4 (pg 47-65) Altruistic - unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others; charitable Quarantine - strict isolation to prevent the spread of disease Evoke - to call up; cause to appear; summon

Section 4 (pg 47-65) Sanctity - holiness, saintliness, or godliness Wrath - strong, stern, or fierce anger; vengeance or punishment

Section 4 (pg 47-65) Gallows - a wooden frame, consisting of a crossbeam on two uprights, on which condemned persons are executed by hanging Manacled - handcuffed

Section 5 (pg 66-84) Grandeur - the quality or state of being impressive or awesome Salvation - the state of being saved or protected from harm, risk, etc; redemption Lament - to feel or express sorrow or regret for

Section 5 (pg 66-84) Reprieve - temporary relief Emaciated - thin, wasted, puny, gaunt, haggard, scrawny Crucible - a container of metal or refractory material employed for heating substances to high temperatures

Section 5 (pg 66-84) Dysentery - infection of the intestine with bacteria or amoebae, marked chiefly by severe diarrhea with the passage of mucus and blood

Section 6 (pg 85-97) Falter - to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent; to move unsteadily; stumble Envelop - to wrap up in or as in a covering Transcend - to go above or beyond

Section 6 (pg 85-97) Console - to serve as a source of comfort Poignant - sharply distressing or painful to the feelings; to the point Disheveled - sloppy; messy; unkempt

Section 7 (pg 98 – 103) None

Section 8 (pg 104-112) Jostle - to bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow roughly or rudely Quarrel - fight or argue

Section 8 (pg 104-112) Plaintive - expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful Prostrate - lying flat or at full length, as on the ground Wield - use effectively