ACT 1 & 2 CRUCIBLE VOCABULARY Flashcards by lauren Frank | Brainscape

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Abomination

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n. a disgusting or loathsome act

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Blanched

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adj. pale

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Calumny

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n. hurtful lies; slander

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Conjure

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v. to summon

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Contiguous

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adj. connected or adjoining

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Corroborate

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v. to support with more evidence

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Dally

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v. to waste time

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Defamation

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n. the act of damaging a reputation

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Dissemble

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v. to hide behind a false appearance

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Enrapture

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v. to give intense joy

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Inculcation

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n. the steady teaching of an idea

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Inquisition

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n. an extensive investigation

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Licentious

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adj. immoral

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Partisan

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n. a supporter

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Propitiation

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n. a pacifying or appeasement

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Providence

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n. an example of God’s care

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Smirch

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v. to mark or soil

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Trepidation

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n. a feeling of fear or anxiety

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Vindictive

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adj. inclined to seek revenge

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Ameliorate

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v. to improve

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Crone

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n. an old woman

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Deference

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n. a submission to opinions of others

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Evasive

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adj. trying to avoid answering

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Grapple

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v. to struggle or fight

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Indignant

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adj. showing justified anger

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Monstrous

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adj. enormous

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Obstruct

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v. to block

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Perplex

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v. to confuse

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Quail

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v. to pull back in fear

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Reprimand

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v. to criticize harshly

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Taint

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v. to corrupt morally

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Vengeance

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n. the act of inflicting punishment or injury in return for an injury in return for an injury received

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Wily

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adj. clever

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Whet

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Sharpened