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Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Edict | Any authoritative proclamation or command |
Expound | To set forth or state in detail |
Pestilential | Producing or tending to produce pestilence (disease) |
Pillage | To strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder |
Premonition | A feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; presentiment |
Bestial | Of, relating to, or having the form of a beast |
Reprieve | A respite from impending punishment, as from execution of a sentence of death |
Crucible | A container of metal or refractory material employed for heating substances to high temperatures |
Emaciated | Marked by emaciation (abnormal thinness caused by lack of nutrition or by disease) |
Incite | To stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action |
Embark | To board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle, as for a journey |
Encumbrance | Something that encumbers (to impede or hinder; hamper; retard) ; something burdensome, useless, or superfluous; burden; hindrance |
Vigilant | Keenly watchful to detect danger; wary |
Revelation | The act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure |
Expulsion | The act of driving out or expelling |
Pious | Having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations |
Haggard | Having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations |
Bewildered | Completely puzzled or confused; perplexed |
Hooligan | A ruffian or hoodlum |
Cynical | Distrusting or disparaging the motives of others |
Nocturnal | Of or relating to the night |
Livid | Having a discolored, bluish appearance caused by a bruise, congestion of blood vessels, strangulation, etc., as the face, flesh, hands, or nails |
Semblance | Outward aspect or appearance |
Robust | Strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous |
Apathy | Absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement |
Compulsory | Required; mandatory; obligatory |