Mr. Marple Night vocab

affirm

to state or assert positively; to maintain as true

altruistic

selfless, thinking of others before yourself; magnanimous; benevolent

altruism

selflessness; magnanimity; the practice of being selfless

altruist

somebody that is altruistic

anti-Semitic

hating or discriminating against Jewish people

apathy

showing or feeling little interest or concern; uninterested; couldn't care less; unemotional

apathetic

showing or feeling little interest or concern; uninterested; couldn't care less; unemotional

ascertain

to determine

beadle

a ceremonial officer of a church, synagogue, or college.

camaraderie

a good friendship

comrade

a good friend

colossus

something that is huge in size or importance

colossal

extremely large; huge

constraint

a limitation or restriction

constrain

to compel or force someone to do something; require; pressure

constrained

to be limited or restricted

dehumanization

the process of depriving a person or group of people of their human qualities

dehumanize

to deprive a person or group of people of their human qualities

delouse

to remove lice

delusion

a false belief or opinion, an idea not based in reality

delusional

characterized by or holding idiosyncratic beliefs or impressions that are contradicted by reality

disheveled

looking untidy

Dishevel

to make untidy

Exalted

held in high regard or high in status

Exalt

to hold in high regard or high status

Gallows

a structure for the hanging of criminals

Gentile

non Jewish people

Imprudent

not showing care for the consequence of an action; careless; foolish

Imprudence

the state of being imprudent

Prudent

antonym of imprudent

Invectives

abusive, insulting language

Oblivion

a state of nothingness

Oblivious

not aware about what's happening

Paternal

related to the father

Preoccupied

absorbed in thought

Preoccupy

to dominate or engross the mind of someone to the exclusion of other thoughts; distract

Prominent

important or well-known

Ration

an amount of food, water, or other supplies given to a person usually when these are scarce

Rescind

to cancel or withdraw

Sanctify

declared holy

Sublime

of such excellence, grandeur or beauty to inspire great admiration

Surreptitiously

done in a secretive or sneaky manner; furtively

Talmud

The Talmud is a book of Jewish law. The name 'Talmud' comes from a Hebrew word that means 'study.' It contains two types of material: Halakha and Haggada.

Unprecedented

never done or known before

Vigor

active strength or force

Vigorous

characterized by vigor