Night Vocabulary & Figurative Language

What does the word 'penury' mean?

• Extreme poverty

• A long narrow channel dug in the earth

• Likely to cause or capable of causing death

• Difficult to endure

What is the definition of 'waif'?

• Complete and airtight

• Evade or escape from (a danger, enemy, or pursuer)

• A young person who is thin and appears homeless or impoverished

• To ease the grief or distress of

What is the meaning of the word 'trench'?

• Something that may cause injury or harm

• To ease the grief or distress of

• Likely to cause or capable of causing death

• A long narrow channel dug in the earth

What is an 'emblem'?

• A device, design, or figure used as an identifying mark

• The state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening

• Likely to cause or capable of causing death

• Reassure

What does the word 'edict' mean?

• A long narrow channel dug in the earth

• Difficult to endure

• An order publicly issued by an authority

• An extensive fire which destroys a great deal of land or property

What is the definition of 'lethal'?

• Extreme poverty

• An extensive fire which destroys a great deal of land or property

• Likely to cause or capable of causing death

• Antechamber

What is an 'antechamber'?

• Likely to cause or capable of causing death

• To ease the grief or distress of

• Recovering from an illness or operation

• A room placed before and leading into a chief apartment and serving as a waiting area

What does it mean to 'rescind' something?

• To put an end to

• Difficult to endure

• The state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening

• Evade or escape from (a danger, enemy, or pursuer)