Night Ch. 1-3 Vocabulary Quiz-A

What term refers to extreme poverty or destitution?

• Edict

• Penury

• Hysteria

Which word means an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority?

• Delusions

• Edict

• Lucid

What word describes false beliefs or ideas, often held despite evidence to the contrary?

• Hysteria

• Insinuate

• Delusions

Which term refers to uncontrolled emotional outbursts or excitement, often characterized by irrational behavior?

• Elude

• Hysteria

• Sublime

What does it mean to escape from something, especially by cunning or skill?

• Flit

• Elude

• Hermetic

Which word describes something that is inspiring awe and wonder, often because of its beauty or grandeur?

• Sublime

• Lucid

• Penury

What term means clear, easily understood, and rational?

• Lucid

• Hermetic

• Edict

Which word means to move quickly and lightly, especially from one place to another?

• Flit

• Insinuate

• Elude

What does it mean to be completely sealed or isolated from the outside world?

• Hermetic

• Penury

• Hysteria

Which term means to suggest or hint at something indirectly, often in a way that is unpleasant or malicious?

• Insinuate

• Delusions

• Sublime