The Crucible Flashcards
Adamant
(noun)
An unbreakable or extremely hard substance.
Ex. A diamond is adamant.
Afflict
(verb)
To cause pain or suffering to someone or something
Ex. A disease afflicts and estimated two million people every year.
Beguile
(verb)
To trick or deceive ; to attract to interest someone
Ex. She was cunning enough to beguile her classmates into doing the work for her.
Confounded
(adjective)
Very bad or annoying
Ex. Sometimes my classmates can be confounded
Contention
(noun)
Something that is argued or stated ; Anger or disagreement
Ex. That source has been contention for years
Contiguous
(adjective)
Used to describe things that touch each other or are immediately next to each other
Ex. Laziness is a very contagious
Deference
(noun)
A way of behaving that shows respect for someone or something
Ex. I always try to treat everyone with deference.
Effontery
(noun)
A very confident attitude or way of behaving that is shocking or rude.
Ex. He would take it as a direct effrontery to his craft.
Formidable
(adjective)
Very powerful or strong ; Deserving serious attention or respect.
Ex. The mountains were a formidable barrier.
Grave
(transitive verb)
To carve or cut into a hard surface
Ex. I would grave my name on this ring.
Incredulous
(adjective)
Not able or willing to believe something : feeling or showing a lack of belief.
Ex. She listened to his explanation with an incredulous smile.
Malign
(adjective)
Causing or intended to cause harm.
Ex. Only an enemy shows malign towards you.
Manifestation
(noun)
A sign that shows something clearly ; one of the forms that something has when it appears or occurs.
Ex.
Predilection
(noun)
A natural liking for something : a tendency to do or to be attracted to something.
Ex. A young boy had predilection of telling tall tails.
Pretense
(noun)
A false reason or explanation that is used to hide the real purpose of something.
Ex. We tried to keep the pretense that everything was fine.
Prodigious
(adjective)
Amazing or wonderful : very impressive
Ex. Every time I listen to her sing , it is prodigious.
Purged
(verb)
To remove people from and area,country, organization often in a violent and sudden way ; to cause something to leave the body.
Ex. People were purged by the police men.
Quail
(noun)
A kind small wild bird that is often hunted
Ex. A Quail is the most beautiful bird I’ve ever seen
Rankle
(verb)
To cause someone to feel angry or irritated especially for a long time.
Ex. The joke about her family rankled her.
Sniveling
(intransitive verb)
To complain or cry in an annoying way
Ex. Children snivel about everything
