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The Crucible Terms

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Ideology   a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture  
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Paradox   a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true  
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Propriety   socially acceptable behavior and speech  
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Faction   group; secret club; clique  
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Abominations   sources of utter disgust or intense dislike; hateful, disgusting actions  
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Sniveling   speaking or acting in a whining, sniffling, tearful, or weakly emotional manner  
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Deference   respect and esteem due to a superior or an elder  
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Providence   event guided by God or divine leadership  
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Corroborating   supporting with evidence or authority  
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Intimations   hints; suggestions  
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Formidable   dreadful; fearful; extremely serious  
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Trepidation   timorous uncertain agitation; apprehension  
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Subservient   servile; cringing manner of one very conscious of a subordinate position  
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Hypocrites   persons who put false appearances of virtue or religion  
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Pretense   false show  
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Prodigious   strange; unusual; portentous  
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Exudes   spreads out in all direction  
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Defamation   slander; the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to damages another's representation  
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Evade   to avoid answering directly  
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Compact   make an agreement; enter into a contract  
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Pallor   paleness  
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Poppet   small doll  
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Ameliorate   to make better or more tolerable  
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Indignant   showing anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean  
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Wily   crafty; cunning  
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Flailing   searching in frustration  
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Daft   mad; insane  
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Quail   to recoil in dread or terror  
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