The Crucible Flashcards
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adamant
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- (n) a substance believed to be of impenetrable hardness
2. (adj) unshakable, espically in maintaining a position or opinion; He is adamant that he is not going to resign
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afflict
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- (v) to distress with pain, trouble greatly; Serious ills afflict the industry
- (v) to overthrow, defeat
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beguile
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- (v) to influence by trickery or flattery; They were beguiled into signing a peace treaty
- (v) to take away from by cheating or deceiving;
- (v) to pass time pleasantly; To beguile some of the time they went to the movie theater
- (v) to charm or divert; Every American artist has been beguiled by Maine”
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confounded
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- (adj) bewildered, confused, perplexed; He was a confounded nuisance
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contention
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- (adj) struggling together in opposition
- (adj) a striving in rivalry, competition or contest;
The territory was the main area of contention between the two countries - (adj) a strife in debate, dispute, controversy; Statistics bear out his contention that many runners are undertrained for this event
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contiguous
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- (adj) touching, in contact; The 48 contiguous United States
- (adj) near, in close proximity without actually touching
- (adj) adjacent in time
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deference
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- (n) respectful submission or yielding to the judgement or opinion of another person; He addressed her with deference due to age
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effrontery
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- (n) shameless boldness, barefaced audacity; One juror had the effrontery to challenge the coroner’s decision
- (n) an act or instance of this
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formidable
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- (adj) causing fear or dread
- (adj) feelings of awe or admiration because of great strength or grandness
- (adj) powerful, of great strength; He was facing a formidable opponent
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grave
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- (n) a hole in the ground for a place of burial; The coffin was lowered into the grave
- (adj) faught with danger or harm; She was stuck in a grave situation
- (adj) dignified and somber in conduct or character; There were grave responsibilities at stake for them
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incredulous
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- (adj) disciplined or indisposed to believe, skeptical; There were incredulous of stories about flying saucers
- (adj) showing disbelief; She had an incredulous look on her face
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malign
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- (v) to speak harmful truths about; Don’t you dare malign her in my presence
- (adj) having or showing an evil disposition; She had a strong and malign influence
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manifestation
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- (n) an event, action, or object that shows or embodies something; The first manifestations of global warming
- .(n) a symptom or sign of an ailment; A characteristic manifestation of Lyme disease
- (n) an appearance of a ghost or spirit; An apparition manifested in front of her suddenly
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predilection
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- (n) a tenancy to think favorably of something in particular, preference; My sister has a predilection for Asian food
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pretense
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- (n) make believe, pretend, a false show or claim; He was quick to disclaim any pretense to superiority
- (n) the putting out of an unwarranted claim; His anger was masked by a pretense that all was well
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prodigious
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- (adj) extraordinary in size, amount, degree, extent, or force; The stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel
- (adj) monstrous, abnormal; Rumors of prodigious happenings, such as monstrous deaths were appearing.
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purged
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- (v) to rid of, clear, wipe away or cleanse something; I purged all the water from the sink
- (v) to put to death
- (n) the removal of members of a government, nation or organization who are disloyal; He purged all 26 of the central committee members
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quail
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- (n) a small migratory bird of the genus Cotumix
- (n) slang word for a women or girl
- (v) to shrink back in fear; She quailed at his heartless words
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rankle
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- (v) to continue to cause sharp irritation or bitter resentment in the mind; Lisa was rankled by his opinions
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sniveling
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- (v) to weep or cry with sniffling; Kate started to snivel, looking sad and stunned
- (v) to have a runny nose
- (n) a hypocritical show of feelings
