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The Crucible

Vocabulary - Act 3

TermDefinition
vestry (n) - a room attached to a church.
abundant (adj) – marked by great plenty.
wrath (n) – extreme anger or punishment for an offense or a crime.
affidavit (n) – a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or an affirmation before an authorized magistrate or officer.
hanged (v) - kill someone by tying a rope attached from above around the neck and removing support from beneath used as a form of capital punishment.
deposition (n) – testimony taken down in writing under oath.
imperceptible (adj) - extremely slight, gradual, or subtle.
deferentially (adv) – in a manner of showing respect and esteem due a superior or an elder.
befuddled (v) – muddled, stupefied, confused.
plaintiff (n) – a person who brings a legal action against another.
effrontery (n) – shameless boldness.
immaculate (adj) – spotlessly clean.
qualm (n) – misgiving; a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety.
ipso facto (adv) – Latin for “by the fact itself.”
probity (n) – honesty; integrity; adherence to the highest principles and ideals.
gait (n) – pace; a manner or rate of movement or progress.
callously (adv) – in a manner of feeling or showing no emotion.
manifest (adj) – clear or obvious to the eye or mind.
auger (n) – a tool used for boring or drilling holes.
incredulously (adv) – skeptically; with disbelief.
slovenly (adj.) - messy, dirty.
unperturbed (adj) – untroubled.
gulling (v) – taking advantage of; deceiving.
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