Vocabulary Night Chapter 3 Language Arts

tumult

A loud, confusing noise; disorder

invectives

Insults, abusive language

sage

Wise person, mentor

monocle

Eyeglass worn in one eye

elude

Evade or escape from

sanctify

Set apart or declare as holy

exalted

Placed at a high, powerful level; held in high regard

lucidity

Clearness of thought

void

A completely empty space

oblivion

State of being forgotten or unknown

colossus

Someone or something abnormally large and/or powerful

harangued

Attacked verbally, scolded intensely for a long period of time

leprous

Infected by or resembling leprosy

convalescent

Recovering from an illness or surgery

ascertain

Make sure of, find out for certain

muster

Gather, collect

camaraderie

A spirit of friendship and mutual trust

penury

Extreme poverty; destitution

waiflike

Thin and looking unhealthy or uncared for

insinuated

Suggest or hint in an indirect and unpleasant way

disquieting

Inducing feelings of anxiety or worry

anguish

Severe mental or physical pain or suffering

billeted

lodge in a particular place, especially a civilian's house or other non military facility

edict

An official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority

anecdote

A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

intolerable

Unbearable, unable to be endured

constraint

a limitation or restriction

inhibition

Inner feeling of shyness, self-consciousness

economize

To spend less, conserve, be frugal

irrevocably

Unable to be reversed or changed

pious

Devoutly religious

abyss

A deep, seemingly bottomless, pit

stench

A strong and very unpleasant smell