Night Section 5 Vocabulary

Question 1

solemn

Answer 1

demonstrating sincerity and gravity

Question 2

prostrate

Answer 2

to lie flat on the face or bow very low, sometimes during worship.

Question 3

tempest

Answer 3

a severe storm

Question 4

mirage

Answer 4

something that is unreal or merely imagined

Question 5

lamentation

Answer 5

an act or expression of grief or sorrow

Question 6

countenance

Answer 6

somebody’s face or expression on it

Question 7

interminable

Answer 7

so long and boring or frustrating as to seem endless

Question 8

emaciated

Answer 8

extremely thin, especially because pf starvation or illness

Question 9

avidly

Answer 9

in an eager, dedicated, enthusiastic manner

Question 10

feeble

Answer 10

lacking physical or mental strength and/or health

Question 11

crucible

Answer 11

the hollow part at the bottom of a furnace where molten metal collects

Question 12

derisiion

Answer 12

contempt or mockery

Question 13

monochrome

Answer 13

using or displaying only shades of one color or black and white

Question 14

amid

Answer 14

surrounded by things or people

Question 15

liberate

Answer 15

to release an individual, group, population, or country from political or military control or from severe physical constraint

Question 16

benediction

Answer 16

a prayer asking for God’s blessing, usually at the end of a service

Question 17

meager

Answer 17

unsatisfactory in quantity or quality