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The Crucibal

ACT 4

QuestionAnswer
a small flat container for alcohol flask
to irritate somebody enough that it provokes anger rile
a horrible smellstench: stench
thin and bony in appearance gaunt
the wisdom, care, and guidance believed to be provided by God; good judgment and foresight in the management of affairs or resources providence
to call into court; to send for somebody summon
a hanging post gibbet
exclusion from the Christian community excommunication
trembling quavering
to charm, deceive, or cheat beguile
hesitating in confusion floundering
the postponement of a punishment; to stop or postpone a punishment reprieve
deliberate harm against somebody in response or revenge for a harm done retaliation
law enacted by legislature or an established rule statute
very determined and not influenced by appeals to reconsider adamant
to disguise the true nature of something belie
limitless boundless
regret for sins penitence
is the repetition of the same sound at the start of a series of words in succession alliteration
a reference, typically brief, to a person, place, thing, event, or other literary work with which the reader is presumably familiar. allusion
device that creates heightened effect through deliberate exaggeration hyperbole
speech that makes a comparison between two non-similar things metaphor
one object or idea takes the place of another with which it has a close association. metonym
indicates a word that sounds like what it refers to or describes. onomatopoeia
the human attributes assigned to a nonhuman thing personification
compared with one another through the use of “like” or “as." simile
an author's blending of human senses to describe an object. synesthesia
a literary device by which a particular quality of a person, object, emotion, or situation is downplayed or presented as being less than what is true to the situation understatement
Created by: aherald
 

 



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