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Night Vocabulary Words

Night Vocabulary Words. Pages 3-28. Essential Question. How do word meanings and connotations evolve? . Penury (noun). Catherine was forced to live in near penury when the stock market crashed. Poverty; destitution . Annihilate (verb).

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Night Vocabulary Words

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  1. Night Vocabulary Words Pages 3-28

  2. Essential Question How do word meanings and connotations evolve?

  3. Penury (noun) Catherine was forced to live in near penury when the stock market crashed. Poverty; destitution

  4. Annihilate (verb) Two hours after the battle started, the building was completely annihilated. To completely destroy

  5. Delusion (noun) My brother had a delusion when he thought he was stronger than me. False impression

  6. Surreptitiously (adverb) Surreptitiously, Alex tried to cheat off of Anastasia’s paper. Secretly

  7. Conflagration (noun) After the nuclear conflagration, the entire city was obliterated. Huge, Raging Fire

  8. Farce (noun) After the governor stole money from contributors, the campaign became a farce from that point on. Absurdity, mockery, sham

  9. Pious (adjective) The deeply pious man went to church every Sunday. Devoutly religious

  10. Colic (noun) • Kyle doubled over in pain from a colic attack. Sudden violent outburst of pain in the abdomen or bowels

  11. Liberation (noun) Abraham Lincoln helped in the liberation of the slaves. Setting free from imprisonment

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