The Crucible Flashcards
Abyss
Bottomless hole, a vast expanse or depth
Abrogate
Abolish, to do away with
Adamant
Inflexible, immovable, obstinate
Ameliorate
To make better, to relieve, to improve
Augury
An omen or prophecy
Autocrat
A person with unlimited influence, and authority, usually a negative word
baseness
The quality of lacking higher values
Begrudge
To give reluctantly
Beguile
Delude, mislead
Bemuse
To confuse or bewilder
Blasphemous
Irreverence, profane
Calamity
A serious event causing distress or misfortune
Conciliate
To reconcile
Confound
To cause one to become confused
Contempt
Scorn, extreme dislike or disdain
Contentious
Quarrelsome, stirring controversy
Corroboration
Conformation
Credulous
Believing on slight evidence, gullible
Defamation
Act of harming or ruining
Deference
Courteous going along with opinions or wishes of another , showing respect