Crucible Act 4

Question 1

Agape

Answer 1

(ADJ)
wide open
Ex:The door the the child’s parents’ room stood Agape and he was able to eavesdrop on their conversation about his punishment.

Question 2

Conciliatory

Answer 2

(ADJ)
tending to smooth the anger of
Ex: The apology was extremely conciliatory between the two old friends.

Question 3

Retaliation

Answer 3

(N)
The act of returning injury or wrong; the action of revenge
Ex: Abigail carefully planned retaliation on Elizabeth Proctor after she was fired.

Question 4

Adamant

Answer 4

(ADJ)
Firm; Unyielding, Stubborn
Ex: The defendant was adamant that he was innocent of the crime he was on trial for.

Question 5

Tantalized

Answer 5

(V)
tormented; frustrated
Ex: Each day John Proctor ignored Abigail’s advances she felt more and more tantalized.

Question 6

Purged

Answer 6

(V)
Cleansed; purified, to get rid of
Ex: When Reverend Hale arrived in Salem village he felt he was there to purge the village of evil spirits.

Question 7

Contention

Answer 7

(N)
1.a struggle between opponents
2. dispute in an argument
Ex: There was a lot of contention between Mr. Putnam and Mr. Jacobs over the ownership of land.

Question 8

Pardon

Answer 8

(N)
forgiveness of a serious offense or offender
Ex: The men who fled the country to avoid the draft during the war were eventually pardoned.

Question 9

Beguile

Answer 9

(V)
1. to influence by trickery or flattery
2.to mislead, to deceive
Ex: The evil witch beguiled the boy into trying to hurt the princess.

Question 10

Reprieve

Answer 10

(V)
to delay the impending/upcoming punishment or sentencing
Ex: The child calmly explained why they think about reprieving his grounding.