Night Flashcards
Queue
A line
Manacle
A shackle or handcuff
Premonition
A forewarning
Truncheon
A baton or club
Leprous
A disease, a loss of sensation with eventual paralysis, a morally or spiritually harmful influence
Contagion
A contagious influence, quality or nature
Edict
An order or command
Pillage
To loot or plunder
Beastial
Brutal; beast like
Emaciated
To waste away
Expound
To state or explain
Firmament
Sky or heavens
Wizened
To become dry, shrunken or wrinkled
Anitsemitism
Discrimination against Jews
Embarkation
To go aboard, to make a start
Autobiographical
A biography written by the person
Encumbrance
Impediment; burden
Memoir
Autobiography written by the person
Indeterminate
Vague, not fixed
Dehumanize
To deprive of human qualities
Rivet
To attract, to hold, fasten
Blandishments
Coax, cajole
Semblance
Outward appearance
Vigilance
Alertness