Crucible vocab

Question 1

impressionable`

Answer 1

easily led; persuaded

Question 2

vindictive

Answer 2

intent on getting revenge

Question 3

conforming

Answer 3

easily changing

Question 4

maraud

Answer 4

raid and rove in search of plunder

Question 5

heathen

Answer 5

a person who does not acknowledge God

Question 6

conjure

Answer 6

summon into action or bring into existence

Question 7

faction

Answer 7

a clique that seeks power usually through intrigue

Question 8

abomination

Answer 8

hate coupled with disgust

Question 9

deference

Answer 9

courteous regard for peoples’ feelings

Question 10

corruption

Answer 10

use of a position of truth for dishonest gain

Question 11

illusion

Answer 11

an enormous mental representation

Question 12

hysterical

Answer 12

characterized by a state of violent mental agitation

Question 13

partisan

Answer 13

a fervent and even militant proponent of something

Question 14

pretense

Answer 14

the act of giving a false appearance

Question 15

exude

Answer 15

make apparent by one’s mood or behavior

Question 16

prodigious

Answer 16

great in size or force

Question 17

abide

Answer 17

to put up with something or somebody unpleasent

Question 18

afflict

Answer 18

cause physical pain or suffering in

Question 19

evade

Answer 19

avoid or try to acoid fulfilling or answering

Question 20

exaltation

Answer 20

the elevation of a person, as to the status of a god

Question 21

enrapture

Answer 21

hold spellbound

Question 22

falter

Answer 22

to move hesitatingly, as if to give way

Question 23

magistrate

Answer 23

a lay judge, or civil authority who administers the law

Question 24

pallor

Answer 24

unnatural lack of color

Question 25

traffic

Answer 25

deal illegally

Question 26

monstruous

Answer 26

distorted and unnatural in shape or size

Question 27

daft

Answer 27

foolish or mentally irregular

Question 28

reckon

Answer 28

judge to be probable

Question 29

warrant

Answer 29

formal and explicit approval

Question 30

grapple

Answer 30

to work hard to come to terms with;
deal with something

Question 31

providence

Answer 31

God or nature as providing protective or spiritual care

Question 32

contention

Answer 32

arguement/disagreement

Question 33

deposition

Answer 33

a pretrial interrogation of a witness

Question 34

perjury

Answer 34

criminal offense of making false statements under oath

Question 35

apparition

Answer 35

a ghostly appearing figure

Question 36

guile

Answer 36

shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

Question 37

fancy

Answer 37

having a particular liking or desire for

Question 38

transfixed

Answer 38

having one’s attention help as through a spell

Question 39

agape

Answer 39

with the mouth wide open as if in awe and wonder

Question 40

unintelligible

Answer 40

not clearly understood or expressed

Question 41

stench

Answer 41

a distinct odor;
an unplrasent smell

Question 42

gaunt

Answer 42

very thin from disease or hunger or cold

Question 43

summon

Answer 43

ask to come

Question 44

beguile

Answer 44

attract; cause to be enamored

Question 45

indictment

Answer 45

an accusation of wrongdoing

Question 46

penitence

Answer 46

remorse for your past conduct

Question 47

vanity

Answer 47

feelings of excessive pride