The Crucible

Question 1

adamant

Answer 1

in maintaining a position or opinion (adjective) Jerry remains adamnat that he will not change his life.

Question 2

afflict

Answer 2

humble, over throw, to distress severely as to cause persistent suffering or anguish (verb) Disease can afflict humanity in many ways.

Question 3

beguile

Answer 3

to lead by deception (verb) i had to beguile her to go to prom with me

Question 4

confounded

Answer 4

s confused, or an expression similar to the word “damn” used to represent mild annoyance or anger. ( adjective) Confounded trouble will be brought to you if you do bad things.

Question 5

contention

Answer 5

struggle, dispute or something that someone argues about (noun) Contention of copy right violation is against the law

Question 6

contiguous

Answer 6

two things that are connected or touching along one side. (adjective). Their are many contiguous blocks

Question 7

deference

Answer 7

politely giving in to another, or courteous respect (noun) . Its god you must give deference to.

Question 8

effrontery

Answer 8

disrespectful boldness (noun) People who manipulate others are an exapmle of effrontery.

Question 9

formidable

Answer 9

inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful intense (adjective) He is a formidable foe.

Question 10

grave

Answer 10

a place of burial for dead body typically a hole dug in the ground and marked by a stone (noun) He was buried in a grave.

Question 11

incredulous

Answer 11

feeling that something that is hard to believe (adjective) Many poor people are incredulous about their dreams.

Question 12

malign

Answer 12

evil in nature or effect (verb) Their are many malign spirits all over the world.

Question 13

manifestation

Answer 13

the proof of the reality of something, often a site or a smell (noun) Manifestation of the spirit for a common god

Question 14

predilection

Answer 14

tendency towards something or a preference for something. (noun) In addition primary skin tumors such as melanoma have a predilection to spread to the liver

Question 15

pretense

Answer 15

an attempt to make something that is not the case appear true (noun) Her work has no pretense of applicability to human medicine.

Question 16

prodigious

Answer 16

something very big or powerful, or something extraordinary. (adjective) All sunday lunches should be so prodigious, so multi-faceted, so lovingly cooked, so respectfully carved.

Question 17

purged

Answer 17

unwanted feeling, memory, or condition (verb) The purge movie was a great movie

Question 18

quail

Answer 18

small, short-tailed game bird (noun) Their are many quail doves all over the world.

Question 19

rankle

Answer 19

cause someone to have long-lasting annoyance, anger or irritation (verb) Rankle more than any other defeat.

Question 20

sniveling

Answer 20

a cry or a sniffle (verb) Many girl snivel when they are sad