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The Crucible Vocab
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Persecute | Cause to suffer. |
| Province | The territory in an administrative district of a nation. |
| Creed | Any system of principles or beliefs. |
| Somber | Grave or even gloomy in character. |
| Ordinance | An authoritative rule. |
| Predilection | A strong liking. |
| Maraud | Raid and rove in search of booty |
| Heathen | A person who does not acknowledge your good |
| Conjure | Summon into action or bring into existence |
| Faction | A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue |
| Abomination | Hate coupled with disgust |
| Deference | Courteous regard for people's feelings |
| Conviction | An unshakable belief in something without need for proof |
| Corruption | Use of a position of trust for dishonest gain |
| Hysterical | Characterized by a state of violent mental agitation |
| Partisan | A fervent and even militant proponent of something |
| Calumny | A false accusation of an offense |
| Pretense | The act of giving a false appearance |
| Exude | Make apparent by one's mood or behavior |
| Defer | Yield to another's wish or opinion |
| Prodigious | Great in size, force, extent, or degree |
| Abide | Put up with something or somebody unpleasant |
| Pursuit | A diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts |
| Calculated | Carefully thought out in advance |
| Afflict | Cause physical pain or suffering in |
| Evade | Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling |
| Exaltation | The elevation of a person, as to the status of a god |
| Enrapture | Hold spellbound |
| Falter | Move hesitatingly, as if about to give way |
| Magistrate | A lay judge or civil authority who administers the law |
| Pallor | natural lack of color in the skin |
| Compensate | Make amends for |
| Brim | The top edge of a vessel or other container |
| Marvel | Be amazed at |
| Traffic | Deal illegally |
| Monstrous | Distorted and natural in shape or size |
| Daft | Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular |
| Reckon | Judge to be probable |
| Warrant | Formal and explicit approval |
| Grapple | Come to terms with |
| Providence | Prudence and care exercised in the management of resources |
| Monstrous | Shockingly brutal or cruel |
| Pretense | The act of giving a false appearance |
| Contention | The act of competing as for profit or a prize |
| Vile | Morally reprehensible |
| Deposition | A pretrial interrogation of a witness |
| Vague | Lacking clarity or distinctness |
| Declare | State emphatically and authoritatively |
| Perjury | Criminal offense of making false statements under oath |
| Apparition | A ghostly appearing figure |
| Manifest | Clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment |
| Guile | Shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception |
| Illusion | An erroneous mental representation |
| Fancy | Have a particular liking or desire for |
| Awe | An overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration |
| Transfixed | Having your attention fixated as though by a spell |
| Agape | With the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe |
| Unintelligible | Not clearly understood or expressed |
| Halt | Stop moving |
| Allegiance | The act of binding yourself to a course of action |
| Monologue | A dramatic speech by a single actor |
| Stench | A distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant |
| Gaunt | Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold |
| Pardon | A warrant granting release from punishment for an offense |
| Summon | Ask to come |
| Beguile | Attract; cause to be enamored |
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