Night 1-20 Flashcards

1
Q

To burden or weigh down somebody or something

A

encumber

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2
Q

a short personal account of an incident or event

A

anecdote

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3
Q

to steal using force, especially during war

A

pillage

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4
Q

a thin fragile appearance, look needy

A

waiflike

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5
Q

not important

A

insignificant

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6
Q

firmly held belief

A

conviction

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7
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an important process to enter into a group

A

initiation

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8
Q

likely to cause a contagious disease or to be affected by one

A

pestilential

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9
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a building or furnace where bodies are incinerated

A

crematory

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10
Q

the quality of, or having to do with God the divine

A

divinity

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11
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a baton carried as a symbol of rank; an officers club

A

truncheon

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12
Q

so wicked or cruel as to be worthy of hell

A

infernal

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13
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to act or compose something with little to no preparation

A

improvise

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14
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trustees or guards chosen from the prisoners

A

kapos

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15
Q

to give into someone’s wishes, to humor someone

A

indulgently

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16
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not emotional or unaffected by emotion

A

unsentimental

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17
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air tight

A

hermetically

18
Q

clarify of thought or speech

A

lucidity

19
Q

to recognize other’s right to have different ideas and beliefs

A

tolerate

20
Q

well-known for some undesirable feature or quality

A

notorious

21
Q

personal communication with the divine

A

mysticism

22
Q

the forcing out of something or somebody from something

A

expulsion

23
Q

imposing harsh or cruel form of dominaton

A

opressive

24
Q

to criticize somebody or question in a forceful aggressive way

A

harangue

25
Q

something that indicates an atmosphere or mood

A

barometer

26
Q

people unable to care for themselves due to weakness or illness

A

invalid

27
Q

kindness or compassion for others

A

humanity

28
Q

occurring at night

A

nocturnal

29
Q

extremely confused

A

bewilder

30
Q

causing a liquid to thicken or solidify

A

congeal

31
Q

in a continuing, persisting, or recurring way

A

unremittingly

32
Q

large vehicles for transporting goods by road

A

lorries

33
Q

somebody who supports a system of government characterized by a dictatorship

A

fascist

34
Q

somebody who has been deported or is waiting to be deported

A

deportee

35
Q

an area of a city lived in by a minority group often times with poor conditions

A

ghetto

36
Q

extremely repugnant or offensive

A

abominable

37
Q

uninteresting or boring

A

momotonous

38
Q

extreme anxiety or emotional torment

A

anguish

39
Q

somebody who is regarded as being extremely knowledgeable and wise

A

sage

40
Q

devoutly religious

A

pious