List 1: The Crucible

Question 1

Abdicate

Answer 1

(v) - To step down or to fail to undertake or fulfill responsibilities. To give up power or position /syn: cede, resign

Question 2

Providence

Answer 2

(n) - often capitalized : divine (God power) guidance or care. / syn: - fate, destiny

Question 3

Solace

Answer 3

(n) - feeling of comfort during time of sorrow and grief/ syn: - soothe, support

Question 4

Blatant

Answer 4

(adj.) - done openly, to be completely obvious / syn: evident, brazen

Question 5

Corroborate

Answer 5

(v) - to confirm or give support with evidence or authority / syn: verify, comfirm

Question 6

Ingratiating

Answer 6

(ad)j - intending to gain approval or favor / syn: overly pleasing, endearing, agreeable

Question 7

Innate

Answer 7

(adj) - seeming to exist since birth; Natural / syn: inherent

Question 8

Theocracy

Answer 8

(n) - a form of government in which God is the supreme civil ruler / syn: religious guidance or by officials , church state

Question 9

Trepidation

Answer 9

(n) - a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen. / syn: anxiety

Question 10

Perjury

Answer 10

(n) - the offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation. / syn: lying (when you have sworn you won’t)

Question 11

Fanatic

Answer 11

(n) - a person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal, especially for an extreme religious or political cause. / syn: Zealot, extremist, devotee

Question 12

Adamant

Answer 12

(adj.) - Insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion, refusing to be persuaded or to change one’s mind. / syn: Immovable, stubborn

Question 13

Iniquity

Answer 13

(n) - immoral or grossly unfair or evil behavior. / syn: wickedness, sinful, immoral, evil

Question 14

Indictment

Answer 14

(n) - a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime / syn: charged

Question 15

Lechery

Answer 15

(n) - excessive indulgence of sexual desire or activity / syn: adultery, Lasciviousness