night vocab 1-3

1. penury

n. a state of extreme poverty or destitution

2. synagogue

n. a Jewish house of worship

3. delusion

n. a false belief or opinion

4. anecdote

n. a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature

5. antechamber

n. a chamber or room that serves as a waiting room and entrance to a larger room

6. rescind

v. to revoke, cancel, or repeal

7. indiscriminately

adv. without paying attention to differences

8. surreptitiously

adv. in a secretive manner

9. conflagration

n. a very intense and uncontrolled fire

10. economize

v. to spend sparingly or avoid waste

11. irrevocably

adv. in a manner that can never be reversed, undone, canceled; permanently

12. hermetic

adj. completely sealed airtight

13. pious

adv. having, showing, or expressing reverence for a deity.

14. abyss

n. a bottomless gulf or pit

15. tumult

n. a state of commotion, noise, and confusion

16. imperative

adj. absolutely necessary or required; unavoidable

17. invective

n. abusive language used to express blame

18. notorious

adj. widely and unfavorably known

19. elude

v. to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, or trickery

20. nocturnal

adj. belonging to or active during the night

21. lucidity

n. a clear state of mind

22. oblivion

n. the state of being completely forgotten or unknown

23. colossus

n. anything colossal, gigantic, or very powerful

24. harangue

v. to scold or give a long, intense verbal attack

25. wizened

adj. lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness

26. humane

adj. characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy