Night Vocab

Fascist (n)

A political outlook promotes nation and race above the individual. It is often headed by a tyrannical dictator.

Billeted (v)

providing temporary housing for people in the army.

Anecdotes (n)

A short, personal account or story.

Truncheons (n)

A short, heavy stick carried by a police officer.

Lorry (n)

A large truck used for transporting goods by road.

Notorious (adj)

Well known for some undesirable feature, quality, or act.

Lucidity (n)

(lucid/ adj, lucidly/ adverb) Thinking rationally, mentally clear.

Harangued (v)

To criticize someone; to persuade them to do something in a forceful way.(harass)

Queue (n)

a line formed while waiting for something.

Aryan (n)

In Nazi ideology, a white person of non-Jewish descent regarded as racially superior.

Gallows (n)

A wooden frame used for hanging criminals.

Raucous (adj)

Characterized by loud noise, shouting, or hearty laughter.

Lamentation (n)

(lament/ verb). Expressing sorrow or regret.

Emaciated (adj)

Extremely thin, especially because of starvation or illness.

Bereaved (adj/n)

Someone who has suffered the death of a loved one.

Prophecies (n)

A divine prediction

Encumbrance (n)

A hindrance or burden to someone.

Apathy (n)

(apathetic/ adj) lack of enthusiasm or energy

Appeasing (adj)

(appease/ v) to say or do something in order to make somebody less angry or aggressive, especially giving into demands that have been made. USUALLY NEGATIVE

Spectacle (n)

an object, phenomenon, or event that is impressive, unusual, or disturbing.

Grimace (n)

a contorted twisting of the face that expresses pain or disgust

Beseeching (adj)

(beseech/ v) to beg someone to do something

Invalids (n)

someone with a persistent disease or medical disorder over a long period of time

Spasmodically (adv)

characterized by a brief intense outburst of emotion or pain