Night Vocab 6 and 7 pages 77-97

diminish

make or become less.

soot

a black powdery substance produced by the incomplete burning of organic matter

inventory

a complete list of items such as property, goods in stock, or the contents of a building

pus

a thick yellowish or greenish opaque liquid produced in infected tissue

bewilder

cause (someone) to become perplexed and confused

Mercy

compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm.

spunk

courage and determination.

annihilate

destroy utterly; obliterate.

parched

dried out with heat

Agony

extreme physical or mental suffering.

sniggering

give a smothered or half-suppressed laugh

Eerily

in a strange and frightening manner

Gliding

move with a smooth continuous motion, typically with little noise.

automatons

moving mechanical device made in imitation of a human being

Decaying

rot or decompose through the action of bacteria and fungi.

dusk

semidarkness in evening

Shiver

shake slightly and uncontrollably as a result of being cold, frightened, or excited.

Doze

sleep lightly.

mock

tease or laugh at in a scornful or contemptuous manner.

deprivations

the damaging lack of material benefits considered to be basic necessities in a society.

Reel

to lose one's balance and stagger or lurch violently.