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

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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

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

6. 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.

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

8. 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

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

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

11. 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

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

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

14. 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

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

16. 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

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