Night: Chapter Seven

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  1. dregs
    sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
    The days resembled the nights, and the nights left in our souls the dregs of their darkness.
  2. merely
    and nothing more
    Our eyes closed, we merely waited for the next stop, to unload our dead.
  3. elegant
    refined and tasteful in appearance, behavior, or style
    An elegant Parisian lady took great pleasure in this game.
  4. implore
    beg or request earnestly and urgently
    When I noticed two children desperately fighting in the water, one trying to strangle the other, I implored the lady:
  5. ensue
    take place or happen afterward or as a result
    IN THE WAGON where the bread had landed, a battle had ensued.
  6. hurl
    throw forcefully
    Men were hurling themselves against each other, trampling, tearing at and mauling each other.
  7. maul
    injure badly
    Men were hurling themselves against each other, trampling, tearing at and mauling each other.
  8. prey
    a person who is the aim of an attack by a hostile influence
    Beasts of prey unleashed, animal hate in their eyes.
  9. extraordinary
    highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
    An extraordinary vitality possessed them, sharpening their teeth and nails.
  10. vitality
    the property of being able to survive and grow
    An extraordinary vitality possessed them, sharpening their teeth and nails.
  11. grimace
    contort the face to indicate a certain mental state
    His eyes lit up, a smile, like a grimace, illuminated his ashen face.
  12. illuminate
    make lighter or brighter
    His eyes lit up, a smile, like a grimace, lluminated his ashen face.
  13. ashen
    pale from illness or emotion
    His eyes lit up, a smile, like a grimace, illuminated his ashen face.
  14. clutch
    take hold of; grab
    But his fist was still clutching a small crust.
  15. mumble
    talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
    The old man mumbled something, groaned, and died.
  16. detention
    a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
    Less undernourished than the rest of us, detention had been easier on him.
  17. shuffle
    walk by dragging one's feet
    And we tried to take a few steps, to shuffle back and forth, in place.
  18. contagious
    (of disease) capable of being spread by infection
    It was contagious.
Created on Mon Nov 25 18:23:49 EST 2013 (updated Mon Nov 25 19:46:34 EST 2013)

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