Night Vocab 1

Question 1

prostate

Answer 1

lying stretched out on the ground with one’s face downward.

Question 2

interlude

Answer 2

an intervening period of time. (break, recess)

Question 3

reprieve

Answer 3

cancel or postpone the punishment of (someone, especially someone condemned to death)

Question 4

rations

Answer 4

a fixed amount of a commodity officially allowed to each person during a time of shortage, as in wartime.

Question 5

dysentry

Answer 5

infection of the intestines resulting in severe diarrhea with the presence of blood and mucus in the feces.

Question 6

robust

Answer 6

strong and healthy; vigorous

Question 7

quarantine

Answer 7

impose isolation on (a person, animal, or place); put in quarantine.

Question 8

apathy

Answer 8

lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

Question 9

humane

Answer 9

having or showing compassion or benevolence.

Question 10

grimace

Answer 10

an ugly, twisted expression on a person’s face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement.

Question 11

nocturnal

Answer 11

done, occurring, or active at night.

Question 12

livid

Answer 12

furiously angry

Question 13

pious

Answer 13

devoutly religious

Question 14

interminable

Answer 14

endless (often used hyperbolically)

Question 15

wizened

Answer 15

shriveled or wrinkled with age

Question 16

morale

Answer 16

the confidence, enthusiasm, and discipline of a person or group at a particular time

Question 17

infernal

Answer 17

relating to or characteristic of hell or the underworld.

Question 18

refuge

Answer 18

a condition of being safe or sheltered from pursuit, danger, or trouble.

Question 19

oppressive

Answer 19

unjustly inflicting hardship and constraint, especially on a minority or other subordinate group

Question 20

expelled

Answer 20

deprive (someone) of membership of or involvement in a school or other organization.