NIGHT Vocabulary

Rebecca Martinez
Mrs. Bosch
Honors English 10P
8 January 2008

Vocabulary

1.) Prostrate- To kneel or bow down in humility, adoration, or submission.

2.) Interlude- A short piece of music, entertainment, or intervening episode between a longer composition, acts of a play, or a state of being.

3.) Reprieve- To postpone or cancel punishment; to bring relief.

4.) Rations- A fixed amount of food issued to a group of people.

5.) Dysentery- An infection of the lower intestine with symptoms of pain, fever, and severe diarrhea.

6.) Robust- Full of health and strength; vigorous.

7.) Quarantine- An enforced confinement or isolation to keep a contagious disease from spreading.

8.) Apathy- A lack of feeling or interest.

9.) Humane- Characterized by kindness, compassion, or mercy.

10.) Grimace- A contorted facial expression of pain, disgust, or contempt.

11.) Nocturnal- Most actively occurring at night.

12.) Livid- Discolored like from a bruise or pale from a shock; furious.

13.) Pious- Showing religious reverence.

14.) Interminable- Endless.

15.) Wizened- Withered.

16.) Morale- The state of a person’s or a group of persons’ spirits as in confidence, cheerfulness, or willingness to work toward a goal.

17.) Infernal- Of or relating to hell or a world of the dead.

18.) Refuge- A place of safety, shelter, or protection.

19.) Oppressive- Difficult to bear, causing physical or mental distress.

20.) Expelled- To force or drive out.