Night Vocabulary List PDF

Night Vocabulary List 1. Esteem- the condition of being honored. 2. Remorse- a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed. 3. Compulsory- required by rule. 4. Humane- marked by concern with the alleviation of suffering. 5. Veritable- being the thing named, not false, unreal...

Night Vocabulary List 1. Esteem- the condition of being honored. 2. Remorse- a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed. 3. Compulsory- required by rule. 4. Humane- marked by concern with the alleviation of suffering. 5. Veritable- being the thing named, not false, unreal, or imaginary. 6. Err- make a mistake. 7. Beadle- a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial purpose. 8. Penury- a state of extreme poverty or destitution. 9. Dispersed- distributed or spread over a considerable extent. 10. Diplomacy- the art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations. 11. Regent- someone who rules during the absence of the monarch. 12. Rescind- to cancel officially. 13. Genocide- a systematic murder of an entire political, cultural, or religious group. 14. Surreal- characterized by fantastic and incongruous imagery. 15. Wield- to have and exercise. 16. Redemption- the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil. 17. Despair- a state in which all hope is lost or absent. 18. Annihilate- kill in large numbers. 19. Edict- a legally binding command or decision. 20. Prominent- conspicuous in position or importance. 21. Bleak- offering little or no hope. 22. Infernal- characteristic of, of resembling, Hell. 23. Transformed- given a completely different form or appearance. 24. Conflagration- a very intense and uncontrolled fire. 25. Expulsion- the act of forcing out someone or something. 26. Horrendous- causing fear, dread, or terror. 27. Bitter- very difficult to accept or bear. 28. Hasten- to speed up the progress of something. 29. Morale- a state of individual psychological well-being. 30. Deport- expel from a country. 31. Suffocate- deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing. 32. Invective- abusive language used to express blame or censure. 33. Tolerate- put up with something or somebody unpleasant. 34. Irrevocable- incapable of being retracted. 35. Pious- having, showing, or expressing reverence for a deity. 36. Deny- refuse to accept or believe. 37. Abyss- a bottomless gulf or pit. 38. Lucidity- a clear state of mind. 39. Harangue- to address forcefully. 40. Ascertain- to learn or discover with confidence. 41. Anecdotes- short, often humorous stories. 42. Blandishments- coaxing by flattery 43. Constraint- a limitation or restriction. 44. Convalescent- a person who is recovering from an illness. 45. Emaciated- very thin, especially from a disease, hunger, or cold. 46. Lamentation- a cry of sorrow or grief. 47. Raucous- unpleasantly loud and harsh. 48. Treatise- a written work dealing formally with a subject. 49. Ghetto- a section of a city into which an ethnic or religious minority, diseased people, or social outcasts are restricted. 50. Zion- the hill of Jerusalem on which the city of David was built. Often used to refer to the Jewish nation and its people.