The Crucible

Question 1

Adamant

Answer 1

(noun) a stone formerly believed to be impenetrable (adj) unbreakable or extremely hard
ex. ) The wooden board is adamant it wont break

Question 2

Afflict

Answer 2

(verb) to distress so severely as to cause persistent suffering or anguish, to trouble or to injure
ex. ) After that tackle he was afflicted

Question 3

Beguile

Answer 3

(verb) charm or chant sometimes in a deceptive way

ex. ) to beguile some of the time they went to the movie theater

Question 4

Confounded

Answer 4

(adj) used for emphasis to express anger

ex. ) he was a confounded nuisance

Question 5

Contention

Answer 5

(noun) heat disagreement; argument, conflict, an assertion

ex. ) the captured territory was one of the main areas of contention between the two countries

Question 6

Contiguous

Answer 6

(adj) sharing a common border; touching

ex. ) the 48 contiguous states

Question 7

Deference

Answer 7

(noun) humble submission and respect

ex. ) he addressed her with the deference due to age

Question 8

Effrontery

Answer 8

(noun) insolent or impertinent behavior

ex. ) one juror had the effrontery to challenge the coroner’s decision

Question 9

Formidable

Answer 9

(adj) inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable
ex. ) a formidable opponent

Question 10

Grave

Answer 10

(noun) a place of burial for a dead body typically a hole dug in the ground
ex. ) She was buried in her grave last week

Question 11

Incredulous

Answer 11

(adj) unwilling or unable to believe something

ex. ) Its incredulous that he scored so many points

Question 12

Manifestation

Answer 12

(noun) an event, action, or object that clearly shows or embodies something
ex. ) the first obvious manifestations of global warming

Question 13

Predilection

Answer 13

(noun) a preference or special liking for something

ex. ) My predilection is hot chocolate in the morning

Question 14

Pretense

Answer 14

(noun) an attempt to make something that is not the case appear true
ex. ) His anger is masked by a pretense that all is well

Question 15

Prodigious

Answer 15

(adj) remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree
ex. ) The teacher knew he was prodigious when she saw his test results.

Question 16

Purged

Answer 16

(verb) rid of an unwanted feeling, memory, or condition, typically giving a sense of cathartic release
ex. ) He purged by taking a day off work to relax.

Question 17

Quail

Answer 17

(verb) to shrink back with fear; cower

ex. ) Once he saw his opponent he quailed.

Question 18

Rankle

Answer 18

(verb) continue to be painful; fester

ex. ) Even though he said he was fine he continued to rankle.

Question 19

Sniveling

Answer 19

(verb) cry and sniffle

ex. ) We heard his sniveling after his brothers death.