Vocabulary #4 Night

anguish

(noun) extreme pain, distress, or anxiety OR (verb) to be extremely distressed about something

annihilate

(verb) to cause to cease to exist; to do away with entirely so that nothing remains

condemned

(adjective) sentenced to a particular punishment, especially death or (verb) sentenced to a particular punishment, especially death, or express complete disapproval of, typically in public

convoy

(noun) a group of ships or vehicles traveling together, typically accompanied by armed troops, warships, or other vehicles for protection

decree

(noun) an official order issued by a legal authority

despair

(noun) the complete loss or absence of hope

divinity

(noun) the state or quality of being divine (of, relating to, or coming directly from God or a god)

edict

(noun) an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority

emblem

(noun) a device, symbol, or figure adopted and used as an identifying mark

exile

(verb) to force to leave one's own country or home OR (noun) an act or instance of being forced to leave one's country or home

exterminate

(verb) to get rid of completely usually by killing off

insinuate

(verb) to imply, suggest, or hint something (often bad) in an indirect way

intersperse

(verb) to set here and there among other things

lucid

(adjective) having full use of one's reasoning ability--clear-minded; clear to the understanding

notion

(noun) a belief or idea

rescind

(verb) revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement)

sanctify

(verb) to make or declare something/someone as pure or holy

surreal

(adjective) not seeming real; like a dream

surreptitious

(adjective) kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of

threshold

(noun) the floor of an entrance to a building or room OR the level or point at which you start to experience something, or at which something starts to happen: