Crispin+Chapter+13&14


 * dire- (of a situation or event) extremely serious or urgent
 * A student broke the dire by yelling out “Yay!”.


 * besieged- to surround a place with armed forces in order to capture it or force its surrender
 * The criminal was besieged with police and had to surrender.


 * famished- extremely hungry
 * I was famished after swimming.


 * distended- to cause something to swell by stretching it from inside
 * My fingers were distended after I stretched them for hours.


 * blighted- spoil, harm, or destroy
 * Albert blighted the surprise party.


 * pillage- rob (a place) using violence especially in war time
 * A man pillaged a store and he was sent into the jail.