Crucible Act 1 Vocabulary List

Question 1

inter

Answer 1

motionless; non-reactive

Question 2

persecute

Answer 2

to oppress 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, effictive, or powerful; exerting

Question 5

citadel

Answer 5

a fortress or strongly fortified building in or near a city, used as a p0lace for refuge

Question 6

paradox

Answer 6

something which has qualities that seem to contradict each other

Question 7

vengeance

Answer 7

punishment that is inflicted in return for wrong

Question 8

apprehension

Answer 8

dread

Question 9

resentment

Answer 9

ill feeling towards something or toward somebody, usually as result of ill-usage or insult , or an instant of these

Question 10

contention

Answer 10

an opipion or claim stated in the course of an argument

Question 11

formidable

Answer 11

difficult to deal with

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 or extent

Question 15

faction

Answer 15

dissenting minority within a larger group

Question 16

afflict

Answer 16

to cause severe mental or physical distress to somebody

Question 17

trepidation

Answer 17

fear or uneasiness about the future or a future event