Crucible Vocab 2 Flashcards

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Intimations

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Hints or suggestions

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Abyss

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An immeasurably deep gulf or great space

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Formidable

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Dreadful or extremely serious

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Blink

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Deny or ignore; pretend not to see

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Undone

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Destroyed worldly means, reputations, or hopes

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Trepidation

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Timorous uncertain agitation; apprehension

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Weirdish

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Of or relating to witchcraft or the supernatural

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Subservient

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Servile

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Pointy

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Sharp or painful

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Hypocrites

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People who put on false appearances of religion or virtue

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Partisans

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Members of a party, faction, or cause

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Calumny

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The act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations calculated to damage another’s reputation

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Inert

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Motionless or inactive

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Titillated

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Aroused or excited

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Sidles

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Moves or turns sideways in a furtive manner

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Pilgrimage

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Journey to a shrine or sacred place

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Pretense

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False show

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Covenanted

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Formally enrolled in the church

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Notorious

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Widely and unfavorably known

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Prodigious

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Strange or unusual

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Canny

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Clever, shrewd, or crafty

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Exudes

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Spreads out in all directions

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Arbitrate

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To determine the outcome of a dispute

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Contiguous

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Touching along a border or at a boundary point

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Defers

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Submits to another’s wishes, opinions, or governance

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Fathom

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Understand.

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Break with charity

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Become alienated from

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Clap

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Attack with a lawsuit

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Defamation

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Slander

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Anarchy

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A state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of governmental authority