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petrified | (adjective) unable to move, due to terror |
sage | (noun) someone who is wise and experienced, especially someone older |
monocle | (n.) an eyeglass for correcting the vision of one eye, held in place by the muscles around the eye |
crematory | (n.) a building or furnace where bodies are burned to ashes |
kapos | (noun) guards chosen from the prisoners |
oppressive | (adj.) imposing a harsh or cruel form of power |
infernal | (adj.) so wicked or cruel as to be worthy of hell |
keen | (adj.) quick to understand things |
quarantine | (noun) a place in which people or animals spend a period of time alone, to prevent the spread of disease |
cynical | (adjective) doubting human nature or the motives of goodness, or the sincerity of others |
queue | (verb) to form a line while waiting for something |
extraction | (n.) the taking away or getting rid of something |
gallows | (n.) a wooden frame, usually made of two upright posts and a crossbeam with a noose attached, used in executions |
reprieve | (n.) temporary relief from something harmful, especially danger or pain |
cynical | (adjective) doubting human nature or the motives of goodness, or the sincerity of others |
harangue | (verb) to criticize or question somebody or try to persuade someone to do something in a forceful, angry way |