1. Night Vocabulary
Section 1(A)

2. Section 1 (A) Penury (n) – extreme poverty
Waiflike (adj) – neglected, uncared for
Fraught (adj) – full of, involving

3. Section 1 (A) Peril (n) – danger
Indulgent (adj) – to satisfy or gratify
Revelation (n) – something is revealed

4. Section 1 (A) Insinuate (v) – to suggest or imply
Annihilate (v) – destroy completely
Anguish (n) – extreme distress, or suffering

5. Section 1(B) Edict (n) – command given by an authority
Ghetto (n) – a section of a city (in this case it’s where all Jews were required to live)
Delusion (n) – a false belief or opinion

6. Section 1(B) Anecdote (n) – a short story about an event
Antechamber (n) – waiting room
Relic (n) – Something kept in remembrance; a surviving memorial of something past.
Conflagration (n) – destructive fire

7. Section 1(B)

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

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

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

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

12. Section 3 (pg 29-46) Lucid (adj)- easily understood
Oblivion (n) - state of being completely forgotten or unknown
Convalesce (adj) - to recover health and strength after illness
Despair - loss of hope; to give up hope

13. Section 3 (pg 29-46) Elude (v) – to avoid or escape
Lucid (adj) - easily understood
Convalesce (adj) – to recover health after illness or trauma

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

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

16. Section 4 (pg 47-65)
Gallows (n) - a wooden frame on which condemned persons are executed by hanging
Manacled (v) - handcuffed

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

22. Section 7 (pg 98 – 103)
None

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

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