Crucible Vocab Flashcards

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wickedness or immorality

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iniquity

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person with excessive zeal

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fanatic

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a personal preference

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predilection

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dreadful or immoral things

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abominations

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acting like a servant

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subservient

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huge, monstrous, extraordinary

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prodigious

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to help settle an argument

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arbitrate

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to find out

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ascertain

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a small opposing group

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faction

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of unequal size or amount

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disproportionate

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lustful desire

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lechery

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disaster

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calamity

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angry, upset

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indignant

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untidy, dirty

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slovenly

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unable

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inaudible

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to give in

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conceding

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not very obvious

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subtle

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desire for revenge

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vengeance

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sign of good fortune

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providence

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religious

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pious

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to be troubled with mental or physical pain

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afflicted

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quarrelsome

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contentious

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a written statement by a witness

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deposition

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disrespectful and uninsultingly bold

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effrontery

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without pain; pure

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immaculate

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namelessness

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anonymity

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party that institutes a suit in court

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plaintiff

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unable to be understood

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unintelligible

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faking, lying, trickery

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pretense

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to condemn publicly

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denounce

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to invest with authority or power

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empower

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banishment from church

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excommunication

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accusation

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indictment

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regret for one’s sins

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penitence

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government ruled by the church

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theocracy

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God’s grace or goodwill

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Providence

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to take back

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rescind

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to tease or tempt

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tantalize

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disbelieving

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incredulous

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strong, firm instance

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adamant