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Fowler Vocab List
Vocab for "The Crucible"
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ingratiating | To be charming or flattering |
| Licentious | Acting without regard for standards; indecent (adultery) |
| Dissembling | Disguising your real nature or motives |
| Ameliorate | To make something bad better (smooth it over) |
| Deference | Courteous regard or respect |
| Theology | The study of religion |
| Quail | To draw back in fear; to cringe away |
| Gingerly | Cautiously; carefully:gently |
| Abomination | Something that causes great horror or disgust (worst sin) |
| Blasphemy | Sinful act or comment; going against something everyone thinks is good or "right" |