The Crucible Flashcards
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Adamant
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Noun
- A stone (as a dimond) formerly believed to be of impenetrable hardness
- An unbreakable or extremely hard substance
2
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Afflict
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Verb
- humble
- overthrow
- to distress so severely as to cause persistent suffering or anguish
- trouble, injure
3
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Beguile
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Verb
- To lead by deception
- Hoodwink
- To while away especially by ssome agreeable occupation
- To engage the interest as if by guile
- To deceive by wiles
4
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Confounded
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Adj
- Confused, perplexed
- Damned
5
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contention
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- An act or instance of contending
- A point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument
- Rivalry, competition
6
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Contiguous
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- Being in actual contact: touching along a boundary or at a point
- Next or near in time or sequence
- Touching or connecting throughout an unbroken sequence
7
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Deference
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- Respect and esteem due a superior or an elder
- Affected or ingratiating regard for another’s wishes
8
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Effrontery
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- Shameless boldness
9
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Formidable
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- Causing fear, dread or apprehension
- Having qualities that discourage approach or attack
Tending to inspire wonder
10
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Grave
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- A grovave accent used to show that a vowel is pronounced with a fail of pitch that a vowel has a certain quality
11
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Incredulous
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- Unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true expressing incredulity
12
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Malign
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- To utter injuriusly misleading or false reports about speak of evil
13
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Manifestation
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- The act process or an instance of manifesting
- Something that manifests
- A perceptible, outward or visible expression
- A public demonstration of power and purpose
14
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Predilection
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- An established preference for something
15
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Pretense
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- Claim made or implide
