Crucible Vocabulary Flashcards

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Auger

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Drilling device, drill bit

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Contiguous

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Sharing a common bond, touching

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Corroborate

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Confirm or give support

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Contentious

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Causing,or likely to cause an argument, controversial

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Defamation

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Communication of a false statement that harms the repertation of an individual.

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Immaculate

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Perfectly clean, tidy

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Enrapture

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Give intense pleasure or joy

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Qualm

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An uneasy feeling of doubt, worry or fear; a misgiving

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Perplex

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Cause to feel completely befuddled, of something unaccounted for

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Slovenly

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Messy or dirty

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Inquisition

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Long investigation

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Adamant

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Utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals

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Licentious

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Unrestrained by law or general morality;lawless, immoral

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Beguile

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To influence by trickery,flattery, mislead

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Trepidation

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Tremulous fear, alarm or agitation

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Conciliatory

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Tending to conciliate, a conciliatory manner, to placate or reconcile

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Deference

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Resistance against danger, attack, or harm;protection

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Penitence

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The state of being fact to something

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Purge

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To rid, clean or free