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ACT 3 and 4
Vocab quiz The Crucible
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Affidavit | A sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation before authorized magistrate or officer |
| Deposition | Testimony taken down in writing under oath |
| Befuddled | muddle, stupefied, confused |
| Effrontery | Shameless boldness |
| Gait | Peace;a manner or rate of movement or progress |
| Callously | In a manner of feeling or showing no emotion |
| Auger | A tool used for boring or drilling holes |
| Incredulously | Skeptically;with disbelief |
| Base | degrading;contemptuous |
| Slovenly | Lazily slipshod |
| Agape | Being in a state of wonder |
| Gibbet | Gallows;an upright post with a projecting arm for hanging the bodies of executed criminals as a warning |
| Excommunication | Exclusion from the rights of church membership |
| Beguile | Deceive by guile;hoodwink |
| Adamant | Unyielding;unshakeable or immovable especially in opposition |