Night Week 2 Vocab Flashcards
Pious (24)
Having a strong spirit of reverence for God
Economize (23)
to avoid waste and use sparingly
Abyss (25)
A deep, dark, immeasurable space
Gnaw (27,39)
To chew on persistently and cause to wear away
Abrupt (28)
Sudden or unexpected
petrified (31)
to be paralyzed with astonishment and fear
Selection (31)
The process by which families were separated into men, women, elderly and children
Paternal (31)
Characteristics of being a father
Elude (32)
to escape or avoid, especially by use of a cunning technique
refrain (34)
poetic device-a phrase or verse recurring at set intervals
barracks (34)
a building or group of buildings meant to hold many people, especially temporarily
vigor (35)
active strength or force
intersperse (35)
to scatter or place at intervals
threshold (36)
the entrance of a place or the beginning of an event
ascertain (39)
to find out definitely and learn the facts
