Night Vocabulary

Chapters 1-3:

Peril- Serious and immediate danger

Anguish- Severe mental or physical pain or suffering

Liquidate- To sell off what is owned for cash

Sublime- Such excellence of beauty as to inspire great admiration 

Exterminate- Destroy completely

Surreptitious- Kept secret that would not be approved of sharing

Rescinded- To revoke, cancel, or repeal a law or order

Conflagration- An extensive fire which destroys a great deal of land or property

Oppressor- A person or group that oppresses people

Prominent- Important; famous

Chapters 4-5:

Tumult- a loud, confused noise, mostly caused by large groups of people

Paternal- of or appropriate to a father

Barracks- buildings designed to house military personnel

Compulsory- required by law or a rule; obligatory

Evoke- to call forth or summon

Reprieve- cancel or postpone the punishment of someone

Elude- evade or escape from danger, typically in a unique way

Infernal- Referring to hell, the underworld, or something diabolical

Wizened- shriveled or wrinkled with age

Harangue- a lengthy and aggressive speech

Chapters 6-7:

Vitality- strength or energy

Indifference- loss of interest or emotional response

Notorious- well known for negative reasons

Cauldron- large vessel for boiling or stewing

Vulnerable- openly unprotected or at risk

Apathy- lack of concern

Emaciated- extreme thinness

Elapsed- passed over time

Lament- to express deep grief

Convoy- a group moving together for protection

Chapters 8-9:

Poignant- deeply moving

Prostrate- stretched out and weak

Beseech- stretched out and weak

Riveted- firmly fixed in attention

Spectacle- unpleasant or striking scene

Inert- motionless and weak

Transgress- break a rule or boundary

Disheveled- worn out and messy

Plaintive- mournful

Morbid- unhealthy or grim