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Crucible Vocab
vocab for acts 4 + 5 of the crucible for english iii
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| inaudibly | incapable of being heard |
| sibilance | a hissing sound |
| qualm | a doubt |
| undermine | to weaken or damage |
| disputation | an argument |
| auger | a tool for booring holes |
| immaculate | free from error |
| prodigious | enormous in size |
| sublime | supreme; absolutely wonderful |
| gibbet | a gallow |
| denounce | to accuse formally |
| conciliatory | trying to overcome disagreement |
| slovenly | untidy |
| flail | to shake about wildly |
| quavering | trembling |
| probity | complete honesty |
| gaunt | extremely pale |
| purge | to cleanse of |
| remorseless | having no mercy or compassion |
| unintelligible | not able to be understood |
| adamant | not responding to pleas |
| forbidding | having a menacing appearance |
| transfix | to paralyze with horror |
| beguile | to decieve |
| gait | the speed of proceeding |