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The Crucible Act 1

TermDefinition
Crucible a vessel used for high temperature chemical reactions
Fanatic a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm
Paradox a statement that contradicts itself
Theocracy a political unit governed by a deity or God
Dissembling pretending with intention to deceive
Conjure summon into action or bring into existence
Faction a dissenting clique
Resentment a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
Providence prudence and care exercised in the management of resources
Contempt lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
Trepidation a feeling of alarm or dread
Subservient compliant and obedient to authority
Naïve to be simple, ignorant or unaware
Fraud intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
Notorious known widely and usually unfavorably
Prodigious so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
Iniquity absence of moral or spiritual values
Defamation an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
Anarchy a state of lawlessness and disorder
Licentious lacking in morality
Malevolence wishing evil to others
sidle move sideways
Hypocrisy pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not have
Calumny a false accusation of an offense
Contention the act of competing as for profit or a prize
Abyss a bottomless gulf or pit
Overture orchestral music at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
Created by: klasker
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