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SS Quiz (Vocab)
Vocab for Social Studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hysteria | uncontrollable emotions (feelings) towards someone or something that spreads to others |
| conjure | to call upon a dead person(s) spirit/ghost by ritual |
| fundamentalist | someone who believes strictly on scripture or religion |
| succumb | failing to stop (resist) a temptation or pressure |
| afflicted | an illness causing pain, suffering, or problems |
| accuser | the person who claims someone has done something illegal |
| spectral evidence | evidence based on dreams or vision |
| ergotism | food poisoning from eating ergot (HALLUCINATIONS) |
| threshing | to separate grains from plants |
| ergot | a fungus that grows on grains |
| accusation | a claim by someone who accuses someone of doing something illegal |
| puritans | a member of a group of English protestants who want to worship their way |