night CH 1-3 Flashcards
1
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penury
A
poverty, lack of money
2
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waiflike
A
resembling a stray, homeless person or being
3
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surreptitiously
A
sneakily
4
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surreal
A
so weird that it seems beyond real
5
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conflagration
A
big destructive forest, like a fire
6
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partisans
A
people who strongly support one side of the other of an argument
7
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inhibitions
A
things that hold back from doing something
8
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irrevocably
A
in reversible, can’t be undone
9
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abyss
A
deep dark hole; emptiness
10
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mute
A
silent
11
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tumult
A
physical commotion, scene of confusion
12
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imperative
A
absolutely necessary
13
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invectives
A
harsh words, curse words, violent verbal attack
14
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elude
A
to escape, avoid
15
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oblivion
A
a state of unawareness
