crucible vocabulary

Question 1

insert

Answer 1

motionless/non-reactive

Question 2

persecute

Answer 2

to oppress a race or group of people because of ethnicity or religion

Question 3

creed

Answer 3

a statement of beliefs or set of principles

Question 4

potent

Answer 4

very strong/effective/powerful/exerting/persuasion/influence/force

Question 5

paradox

Answer 5

something which has qualities that seem to contradict each other

Question 6

vegneance

Answer 6

punishment that is inflicted in return for a wrong dread

Question 7

resentment

Answer 7

ill feeling towards something or towards somebody, usually as a result of ill-usage, or an instance of these

Question 8

contention

Answer 8

an opinion or claim stated in the course of an argument

Question 9

formidable

Answer 9

difficult to deal with or overcome

Question 10

conjure

Answer 10

to invoke supposed supernatural forces, to influence with spells

Question 11

subservient

Answer 11

too eager to obey

Question 12

pretense

Answer 12

insincere or feigned behavior

Question 13

prodigious

Answer 13

great in amount,size, or extent

Question 14

faction

Answer 14

dissenting minority within a larger group

Question 15

afflict

Answer 15

to cause severe mental or physical distress to somebody

Question 16

trepidation

Answer 16

fear or uneasiness about the future or a future event

Question 17

citadel

Answer 17

a fortress of strongly fortified building in or near a city, used as a place of refuge

Question 18

apprehension

Answer 18

dread