Marco Corona

Ms.bosch

English H. 10

7 January 2009

Vocabulary

1. Prostrate-to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration.
2. Interlude- an intervening episode, period, space, etc.
3. Reprieve- to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person).
4. Rations- a fixed allowance of provisions or food, esp. for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage: a daily ration of meat and bread.
5. Dysentery- Pathology. An infectious disease marked by inflammation and ulceration of the lower part of the bowels, with diarrhea that becomes mucous and hemorrhagic.
6. Robust- strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous: a robust young man; a robust faith; a robust mind.
7. Quarantine- a strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease.
8. Apathy- absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.
9. Humane- characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy for people and animals, esp. for the suffering or distressed.
10. Grimace- a facial expression, often ugly or contorted that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
11. Nocturnal- of or pertaining to the night (opposed to diurnal).
12. Livid- having a discolored, bluish appearance caused by a bruise, congestion of blood vessels, strangulation, etc., as the face, flesh, hands, or nails.
13. Pious- having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
14. Interminable- incapable of being terminated; unending: an interminable job.
15. Wizened- withered; shriveled: a wizened old man; wizened features.
16. Morale- emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., esp. in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.: the morale of the troops
17. Infernal- hellish; fiendish; diabolical: an infernal plot
18. Refuge- shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc.: to take refuge from a storm.
19. Oppressive- burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical: an oppressive king or oppressive laws.
20. Expelled- to drive or force out or away; discharge or eject: to expel air from the lungs; to expel an invader from a country