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crucible vocab 3&4
zoe crucible vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| vestry | a room/building attached to the church used for storage or meetings |
| affidavit | a law/oath/a sworn statement |
| imperceptible | impossible to understand |
| befuddle | to confuse |
| effrontery | shameless boldness (not holding back) |
| qualm | an uneasy feeling |
| probity | integrity/honesty |
| sibilance | the sound of hissing |
| incredulous | showing unbelief |
| slovenly | unclean |
| gull | to trick/deceive |
| guant | extremely thin from hunger |
| agape | wide open |
| gibbet | gallows w/ a protecting arm at the top |
| conciliatory | tending to please/make peaceful |
| cleave | to come together or seperate |
| plaintiff | a person who brings suit in court (a defendant) |
| callous | unsympathetic/cold/un-caring |
| unperturbed | not worried |
| strongbox | a strongly make lockable box (a safe) |
| reprieve | (v) to delay punishment (n) the postponement of a punishment |
| adamant | refusing to be persuaded |