Night (Chapters 1 - 3)

Question 1

penury

Answer 1

a state of extreme poverty or destitution

poor

Question 2

despair

Answer 2

a state in which all hope is lost or absent

distress

Question 3

diplomacy

Answer 3

negotiation between nations

statesmanship

Question 4

bleak

Answer 4

offering little or no hope

unfavorable

Question 5

rescind

Answer 5

cancel officially

revoke

Question 6

disperse

Answer 6

distributed or spread over a considerable extent (scattered)

Question 7

morale

Answer 7

a state of individual psychological well being (confidence)

Question 8

pious

Answer 8

having or showing or expressing reverence for deity (very religious)

Question 9

edict

Answer 9

a legally binding command or decision (command)

Question 10

abyss

Answer 10

a bottom less gulf or pit (canyon)

Question 11

infernal

Answer 11

characteristic of or resembling the underworld (underworld)

Question 12

harangue

Answer 12

address forcefully (lecture)

Question 13

ascertain

Answer 13

learn or discover with confidence (discover)

Question 14

ludicity

Answer 14

a clear state of mind (clarity)

Question 15

irrevocable

Answer 15

incapable of being retracted (permanent)