Night Flashcards
Edict
An official order or proclamation issued by a person of authority.
Hermetically
In a way that is isolated or protected from outside influences
Pestilential
Relating or tending to cause infectious diseases.
Pillage
To rob a place using violence.
Premonition
A strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant.
Truncheon
A staff or baton acting as a symbol as authority.
Kabbalah
The ancient Jewish tradition of mystical interpretation of the Bible.
Bestial
Savagely cruel and depraved.
Emaciated
Abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food.
Leprous
Suffering from a disease called leprosy, that affects the skin, mucous membranes, and nerves, causing discoloration and lumps on the skin and, in severe cases, disfigurement and deformities; Mostly found in tropical Africa and Asia.
Manacle
A metal band, chain, or shackle for fastening someone’s hands or ankles.
Dysentery
Infection of the intestines resulting in severe diarrhea with the presence of blood and mucus in the feces.
Dr. Mengele (Angel of Death)
Dr. Josef Mengele, nicknamed The Angel Of Death, and the other Nazi doctors at the death camps tortured men, women and children and did medical experiments during the Holocaust.
Contagion
The spreading of disease from one person to another by close contact.
Semblance
The outward appearance or apparent form of something, especially when the reality is different.
