The Crucible

Question 1

Adamant

Answer 1

adjective - utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings

noun - any impenetrably or unyieldingly hard substance

where can we find some adamant?

Question 2

Afflict

Answer 2

verb- to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously: to be afflicted with arthritis

to overthrow; defeat

You can afflict some great damage by punching someone.

Question 3

beguile

Answer 3

verb - to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude.

to take away from by cheating or deceiving

to charm or divert

You can eventually beguile me into buying you the car you want.

Question 4

confounded

Answer 4

adjective - bewildered; confused; perplexed

damned

that is a confounded lie.

Question 5

contention

Answer 5

noun- a struggling together in opposition; strife

a striving in rivalry; competition; contest

strife in debate; dispute; controversy

a point contended for or affirmed in controversy

there is such contention between some towns causing fights.

Question 6

contiguous

Answer 6

adjective- touching; in contact

adjacent in time

The goals were contiguous and we ended up losing.

Question 7

deference

Answer 7

noun - respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion

respectful or courteous regard

In deference to your wishes i dont believe it will hapepen.

Question 8

effrontery

Answer 8

noun -shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced

an act or instance of this

she had the effrontery to ask me for two candy bars.

Question 9

formidable

Answer 9

adjective - causing fear, apprehension, or dread

of discouraging or awesome strength, size, difficulty

arousing feelings of awe or admiration because of grandeur, strength

My wrestling challenge was a formidable apponent.

Question 10

grave

Answer 10

noun - an excavation made in the earth in which to bury a dead body.

any place of interment; a tomb or sepulcher

they buried a deep grave for his body.

Question 11

incredulous

Answer 11

adjective - not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical.

indicating or showing unbelief

I have an incredulous smile.

Question 12

malign

Answer 12

verb- to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil

adjective - evil in effect; pernicious; baleful; injurious

You should never malign a harmful human being.

Question 13

manifestation

Answer 13

noun - outward or perceptible indication; materialization

an act of manifestation

there was a huge manifestation of a cold in our school.

Question 14

predilection

Answer 14

noun- a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference

i have a predilection for wrestling.

Question 15

pretense

Answer 15

noun - pretending or feigning; make-believe

a false show of something

i dont regret any of my pretense friendships.

Question 16

prodigious

Answer 16

adjective - extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree

wonderful or marvelous

abnormal, monstrous

we had a prodigious win against mattituck.

Question 17

purged

Answer 17

verb - to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable

they purged all the unwanted members of the group.

Question 18

quail

Answer 18

noun -a small, migratory, gallinaceous game bird

there was a huge amount of quail seen.

Question 19

rankle

Answer 19

verb - to continue to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment within the mind; fester

my harsh criticism rankled me for days.

Question 20

sniveling

Answer 20

verb - to weep or cry with sniffling

to affect a tearful state

my sniveling nose was uncomfortable.