act 1 for the crucible

Question 1

inert

Answer 1

motionless, nonreactive

Question 2

persecute

Answer 2

to opress a race or group of people because of ethnicity or religion

Question 3

creed

Answer 3

a statement of beliefs or set of principles

Question 4

potent

Answer 4

very strong effective or powerful; exerting, persuasion, influence, or force

Question 5

citadel

Answer 5

a fortress or strongly fortified building in or near a city, used as a place of refuge

Question 6

paradox

Answer 6

something which has qualities that seem to contrdict each other

Question 7

vengence

Answer 7

punishment that is inflicted in return for a wrong

Question 8

apprehension

Answer 8

dread

Question 9

resentment

Answer 9

ill feeling toward something or toward somebody

Question 10

contention

Answer 10

an opinion or claim stated in the course of an argument

Question 11

formidable

Answer 11

difficult to deal with or overcome

Question 12

conjure

Answer 12

to invoke supposed supernatural forces; to influence with spells

Question 13

pretense

Answer 13

insincere or feigned behavior

Question 14

prodigious

Answer 14

great in amount, size

Question 15

faction

Answer 15

minority; group

Question 16

afflict

Answer 16

cause mental or physical distress

Question 17

trepidation

Answer 17

fear or uneasiness about the future

Question 18

reprimand

Answer 18

to rebuke someone for wrong doing

Question 19

condemnation

Answer 19

dissaproval

Question 20

scoff

Answer 20

derision