night CH 1-3 Flashcards
penury
poverty, lack of money
waiflike
resembling a stray, homeless person or being
surreptitiously
sneakily
surreal
so weird that it seems beyond real
conflagration
big destructive forest, like a fire
partisans
people who strongly support one side of the other of an argument
inhibitions
things that hold back from doing something
irrevocably
in reversible, can’t be undone
abyss
deep dark hole; emptiness
mute
silent
tumult
physical commotion, scene of confusion
imperative
absolutely necessary
invectives
harsh words, curse words, violent verbal attack
elude
to escape, avoid
oblivion
a state of unawareness
harangued
scolded, yelled
convalescent
a place or recovery & healing
ascertain
to make sure
lulled
calmed, soothed
compulsory
mandatory
prevailing
widely existing, most notable
wizened
wrinkled, dried up, shriveled
veritable
true, factual, actual
withered
wizened