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The Crucible Vocab
Act 1
| Question | |
|---|---|
| apprehension | dread |
| formidable | difficult to deal with or overcome |
| trepidation | fear or uneasiness about the furture or a future event |
| prodigious | great in amount, size, or event |
| paradox | a statement, proposition, or situation that seems to be absurd or contradictory but in fact is or may be true |
| potent | very strong, effective, or powerful; exerting persuasion, influence, or force |
| conjure | to invoke supposed supernatural forces to influence with spells. |
| vengeance | punishment that is infliced in return for a wrong |
| persecute | to oppress a race or group of people because of |
| faction | dissenting minority within a large group |
| subservient | too eager to obey |
| creed | a statement of beliefs or set of principles |
| inert | motionless; non-reactive |
| citadel | a fortress or strongly fortified building in or near a city, used as a place of refugee |
| afflict | to cause severe mental or physical distress to somebody |
| contention | an opinion or claim stated in the course of an argument |
| pretense | insincere or feigned behavior |
| resentment | ill-feeling toward something or toward somebody, usually as a result of ill-usage or insult or an instance of these. |