crucible

Question 1

adamant

Answer 1

refusing to be persuaded or to change one’s mind
adjective
he was adamant about abortshin.

Question 2

afflict

Answer 2

cause pain or suffering to
verb
he afflicted pain upon his opponet.

Question 3

beguile

Answer 3

charm or enchant someone
verb
I beguiled my fiancee to mary me.

Question 4

confounded

Answer 4

to express anger or annoyance
adjective
the coach was confounded his team after the game.

Question 5

contention

Answer 5

heated disagreement
noun
the contention between countries are ripping them apart.

Question 6

contiguous

Answer 6

sharing a common border; touching
adjective
canada has contiguous borders with america

Question 7

deference

Answer 7

humble submission and respect
noun
He will defer to his lawyers about whether or not to take the stand during the trial.

Question 8

effrontery

Answer 8

insolent or impertinent behavior
noun
the student was effrontery towards the teacher

Question 9

formidable

Answer 9

inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.
adjective
a formidable opponent

Question 10

grave

Answer 10

a place of burial for a dead body
noun
the cofin was lowerd into the coffin

Question 11

incredulous

Answer 11

unwilling or unable to believe something
adjective
an incredulous gasp

Question 12

malign

Answer 12

evil in nature or effect
adjective
the ceral killer was malign at heart

Question 13

manifestation

Answer 13

an event, action, or object that clearly shows or embodies something
noun
the first obvious manifestations of global warming

Question 14

predilection

Answer 14

a preference or special liking for something
noun
the child has a predilection of candy

Question 15

pretense

Answer 15

an attempt to make something that is not the case appear true
noun
the pretence of the trial was makeing it unreliable

Question 16

prodigious

Answer 16

remarkably or impressively great in extent
adjective
the expolison left a prodigous path of destruction

Question 17

purged

Answer 17

rid of an unwanted feeling, memory, or condition, typically giving a sense of cathartic release
verb
the newTechnology purge the old Technology

Question 18

quail

Answer 18

to feel or show fear; to want to be able to move away from something because you fear it
verb
the french quailed america

Question 19

rankle

Answer 19

of a wound or sore continue to be painful fester
verb
the cut rankled on my leg

Question 20

sniveling

Answer 20

cry and sniffle
verb
the murder was sniveling after what he did