Night Vocab ch 1-3

Surname: The name that a person has in common with other family members, or given name; family name.

Waif: A person, especially a child, who has no home or friends.

Encumber: To impede or hinder; to burden or weigh down

Perilous: Full of loss, destruction, or risk; hazardous; dangerous.

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Indulgently: Showing, characterized by, or given to kindness or generosity with regard to others.

Haste: excessive speed or urgency of movement or action; hurry.

Emigration: the act of leaving one's resident country with the intent to settle elsewhere; the movement of persons into one country from another.

Liquidate: to sell (a business, property, etc.) especially to pay off debt.

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Anguish: extreme suffering, grief, or pain.

Unheeding: not paying attention.

Anecdote: a short account of a particular event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature.

Expounding: presenting and explaining (a theory or idea) systematically and in detail.

Premonition: a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event;presentiment:

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Melancholy: a gloomy state of mind, especially when chronic or prolonged;

depression.