Crucible Act I & II Vocab Flashcards by Michael Palermo | Brainscape

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Ameliorate

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Make better

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Avidly

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Eagerly; intently

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Base

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Low; contemptible

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Calumny

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False accusation; slander

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Deference

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Courteous regard or respect

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Dissembling

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Pretense

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Inculcation

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Teaching by repetition and insistent urging

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Inferentially

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Determined by reasoning from something known or assumed

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Ingratiating

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Having a quality that brings oneself into favor

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Licentious

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Disregarding accepted rules

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Pallor

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Paleness

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Parochial

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Narrow; limited

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Predilection

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An already existing liking

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Propitiation

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Appeasement or conciliation

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Quail

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Cringe from; pull back in fear

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Subservient

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Submissive