Week 2 Vocabulary Night By Wiesel

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Week 2 VocabularyNight By Wiesel

• Capital letters
• Subjects verbs
• Prepositions ( )
• Punctuation

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nocturnal adj occurring at night

• Syn late, nightly, nighttime
• Ant light, daytime, sunshine
• The soldiers raced against time with an interlude
  of silence.

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livid adj extremely angry

• Syn boiling, furious, outraged
• Ant happy, carefree, cheerful
• The salesman and the owner of the business became
  livid with the irate customer.

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pious adj extremely religious

• Syn godly, strict, true
• Ant unholy, unbelieving, atheistic
• Jonathans pious character makes him well
  respected in the community and at the church.

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interminable adj having no limits

• Syn unceasing, incessant, constant
• Ant fixed, continued, stable
• Toddlers and young children ask an interminable
  amount of questions.

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wizened adj dried up

• Syn dehydrate, deplete, dry
• Ant moisten, wet, moisture
• She poked at the heap of wizened potatoes with
  her toe.

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morale n emotional or mental condition

• Syn attitude, drive, mood
• Ant aloneness, self
• Cheerleaders and members of the band help boost
  our morale and energize the student body.

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infernal adj of or relating to hell

• Syn wicked, cursed, Holocaust
• Ant blessed
• The treatment from the SS officers was infernal
  towards the prisoners.

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refuge noun safe place, protection from harm

• Syn cover, harbor, fortress
• Ant exposure, disclosure, uncovering
• The boys church and his school were a refuge
  from the abuse of home.

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expelled verb to force out

• Syn drive out, evacuate
• Ant admit, allow, take in, welcome
• Sally and James were expelled from school and
  sent to the alternative school.

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Oppressive adj cruel treatment or
circumstances

• Syn harsh, gloomy, taxing
• Ant free, humane
• The smell of Clorox was oppressive and made me
  sick to my stomach.