Night Vocabulary

Night Vocab

1. Prostrate- To put or throw flat with the face down, as in submission or adoration.

2. Interlude- An intervening episode, feature, or period of time.

3. Reprieve- To postpone or cancel the punishment of.

4. Rations- A fixed portion, especially an amount of food allotted to persons in military service or to civilians in times of scarcity.

5. Dysentery- An inflammatory disorder of the lower intestinal tract, usually caused by a bacterial, parasitic, or protozoan infection and resulting pain, fever, and severe diarrhea often accompanied by the passage of blood and mucus.

6. Robust- Full of health and strength; vigorous.

7. Quarantine- A period of time during which a vehicle, person, or material suspected of carrying a contagious disease is detained at a port of entry under enforced isolation to prevent disease from entering a country.

8. Apathy- Lack of interest of concern, especially regarding matters of general importance or appeal; indifference.

9. Humane- Characterized by kindness, mercy, or compassion.

10. Grimace- A sharp contortion of the face expressive of pain, contempt, of disgust.

11. Nocturnal- Of, relating to, or occurring in the night.

12. Livid- Discolored, as from a bruise; black and blue. Extremely angry.

13. Pious- Having or exhibiting religious reverence; earnestly complaint in the observance of religion; devout.

14. Interminable- Being or seeming to be without an end; endless.

15. Wizened- Withered.

16. Morale- The state of the spirits of a person or group as exhibited by confidence, cheerfulness, discipline, and willingness to perform assigned tasks.

17. Infernal- Of or relating to a lower world of the dead.

18. Refuge- Protection or shelter, as from danger or hardship.

19. Oppressive- Difficult to bear; burdensome.

20. Expelled- To force or drive out.