4) Night List 2

hermetically

watertight or airtight

watertight or airtight

hermetically

harangued

harassed or bothered

harassed or bothered

harangued

invectives

abusive expression or speech

abusive expression or speech

invectives

veritable

An intensifier, real or rightly called

An intensifier, real or rightly called

veritable

infernal

resembling the fires of hell

resembling the fires of hell

infernal

compulsory

mandatory or required by law

mandatory or required by law

compulsory

pious

extremely religious

extremely religious

pious

wizened

To be wrinkled, withered or shriveled from old age

To be wrinkled, withered or shriveled from old age

wizened

engrave

to carve

to carve

engrave

monocle

a single eyeglass

a single eyeglass

monocle

concurred

to have agreed or approved

To have agreed or approved

concurred

altruistic

selfless concern for the well-being of others

Selfless concern for the well-being of others

altruistic

untenable

a position that can’t be defended from an attack or objection

A position that ca’t be defended from an attack or objection

untenable

pittance

a very small sum of money

A very small sum of money

pittance

Emaciated

Extremely thin, gaunt, or haggard

Extremely thin, gaunt or haggard

Emaciated

Crucible

a severe test or trial

A severe test or trial

crucible

prostrate

lying stretched out on the ground, face down

Lying stretched out on the ground, face down

prostrate

plaintive

begging or pleading

begging or pleading

plaintive

manacled

to be handcuffed or shackled

to be handcuffed or shackled

manacled

knell

the sound of a bell rung slowly, often used figuratively

the sound of a bell rung slowly, often used figuratively

knell