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crucible vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| persecute | cause to suffer |
| province | the territory in an administrative |
| 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 doesn't acknowledge your god |
| conjure | sumon into action or action existence |
| faction | a clique that seeks power usually through intrigue |
| abomination | hate coupled with disgust |
| deference | courteous regard for peoples feelings |
| conviction | an unshakeable belief in something without need of proof |
| corruption | use of a position of trust for dishonest |
| hysterical | characterized by a state of violent mental agitation |
| partisan | a fervent and even militant proponent of something |
| calumny | a false accusation of offense |
| pretense | act of giving a false appearance |
| exude | make apparent by ones mood or behavior |
| defer | yield to anthers wish or opion |
| prodigious | great in size force extent or degree |
| abide | put up with something or somebody unpleasent |
| pursuit | a diversion that occupies ones time and thoughts |
| claculated | carefully thought out in advance |
| afflict | cause physical pain or suffering in |
| evade | avoid ot trying to avoid fulfilling answering or performing |
| 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 |
| pallor | unnatural lack of color in skin |
| compensate | make amends for |
| brim | the top eedge of a vessel or other |
| marvel | be amazed at |
| traffic | deal illeaglly |
| monstous | distorted and unnatural in shape and size |
| daft | informal or slang terms for mentally irregualr |
| reckon | judge to be probable |
| warrant | formal and explicit approval |
| grapple | come to terms with |
| providence | prudence and care exercised in the management of resousrces |
| monstrous | shockingly brutal or cruel |
| pretense | the act of giving false apperance |
| 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 | a clearly revealed to the mind or the sense or judgment |
| guile | shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled or 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 |
| monologue | a dramatic speech by a single actor |
| stench | a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant |
| gaunt | very thin especially from disease 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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lexi_123
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