Crucible Act 1

Question 1

a brief authoritative formula of religious belief

Answer 1

creed

Question 2

a settling of agreements and accounts

Answer 2

reckoning

Question 3

very willing to do something for someone else

Answer 3

subservient

Question 4

call upon (a spirit or ghost) to appear, by means of a magic ritual

Answer 4

conjured

Question 5

a person who is not religious or whose religion is not Judaism, Islam, or especially Christianity

Answer 5

heathen

Question 6

intended for or involving revenge

Answer 6

vindictive

Question 7

to settle a dispute between two people or groups after hearing the arguments and opinions of both

Answer 7

abritrate

Question 8

having or wielding force, authority, or influence

Answer 8

potent

Question 9

something that shows respect or attests to the worth or influence of another

Answer 9

homage

Question 10

a council or committee for political or governmental purposes

Answer 10

junta

Question 11

an idle, worthless person

Answer 11

ne’er-do-well

Question 12

a person who belives in all product being owned publicly; everyone is equal

Answer 12

communist

Question 13

causing amazement or wonder

Answer 13

prodigious

Question 14

A wealthy person who invests or trade for profit

Answer 14

capitalist

Question 15

an established preference for something

Answer 15

predilection

Question 16

a person’s standards of behavior or beliefs concerning what is and is not acceptable for them to do

Answer 16

morals

Question 17

a cause of distress felt to avoid reason for complaint or resistance

Answer 17

grievances

Question 18

a misrepresentation intended to harm another’s reputation

Answer 18

calumy

Question 19

why

Answer 19

wherefore

Question 20

to hide under a false appearance

Answer 20

dissembling

Question 21

a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings

Answer 21

hypocrite

Question 22

a statement that seems contradictory but is actually true

Answer 22

paradox

Question 23

members of a religious society of friends

Answer 23

quakers

Question 24

nonsense; unintelligible speech

Answer 24

gibberish

Question 25

A party or group that is often contentious or self-seeking

Answer 25

faction

Question 26

of or relating to a church parish

Answer 26

parochial

Question 27

the protective care of God or of nature as a spiritual power

Answer 27

providence

Question 28

Something regarded with disgust or hatred

Answer 28

abomination

Question 29

a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen

Answer 29

trepidation

Question 30

to excite pleasurably

Answer 30

titilated