nigh ch.1 vocab

Annihilate

to destroy completely or reduce to nothing

Billet

to lodge military personnel in a private home

Conflagration

a war or conflict

Edict

an official proclamation or command

Fraught

full of, or likely to result in something unpleasant

Insinuate

to imply or suggest

Liquidate

to convert into cash

Penury

extreme poverty; pennilessness

Prominent

standing out; most noticeable

Surreptitously

done secretly so as to keep something from being discovered and disapproved of

Anguish

severe suffering or distress

Camaraderie

a feeling of companionship and trust among a group

Convalescent

returning to health after illness or debility

Flit

to move around quickly, especially in a fluttering way

Glacial

extremely cold

Imperative

extremely urgent or important

invective

language that is critical or insulting to someone or something

irrevocably

in an unchanging manner

Nevertheless

in spite of anything to the contrary

Absolute

utterly complete and total; not diminished in any way