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Crucible Act IV
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Probity | Honesty |
| Prodigious | Extraordinary in size, amount or extent |
| Lechery | Unrestrained or excessive indulgence of sexual desire |
| Falter | To hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent |
| Beguile | To influence by trickery or flattery; to charm |
| Adamant | Unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals |
| Pious | Having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations |
| Agape | Wide open |
| Incredulous | Indicating or showing unbelief |
| Perplexed | Bewildered; puzzled |
| Purge | To remove by cleansing or purifying |
| Marvel | Something that causes wonder, admiration, or astonishment; a wonderful thing |
| Gaunt | Extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture |
| Gibbet | A gallows with a projecting arm at the top |
| Contention | Dispute, controversy |