Night Section 5 Vocabulary Flashcards
solemn
demonstrating sincerity and gravity
prostrate
to lie flat on the face or bow very low, sometimes during worship.
tempest
a severe storm
mirage
something that is unreal or merely imagined
lamentation
an act or expression of grief or sorrow
countenance
somebody’s face or expression on it
interminable
so long and boring or frustrating as to seem endless
emaciated
extremely thin, especially because pf starvation or illness
avidly
in an eager, dedicated, enthusiastic manner
feeble
lacking physical or mental strength and/or health
crucible
the hollow part at the bottom of a furnace where molten metal collects
derisiion
contempt or mockery
monochrome
using or displaying only shades of one color or black and white
amid
surrounded by things or people
liberate
to release an individual, group, population, or country from political or military control or from severe physical constraint