The Crucible Flashcards
Providence
God’s will; God’s intervention in human affairs
Puritanical
Strict in morality and religion; this term has come about since the reign of the puritans
Inculcation
Impress with insistent urging; convince
Propitiating
Win good will (God, spirit, person) by doing something that pleases them
Ameliorate
Improve
Theology
The study of a religious doctrine; what a particular sect believes
Vestry
The room in the church where robes are kept
Apparition
Ghost
Trafficked
Have dealings with
Blink
Tolerate
Dissembling
Conceal ones true motives, feelings, or beliefs
Conjure
Make something appear unexpectedly or seemingly from nowhere as if by magic
Vindictive
Strong or unreasoning desire for revenge
Propriety
State or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behaviours or morals
Diametrically
Completely, directly
Defamation
Damaging the good reputation of someone
Malign
Evil in nature
Fiend
An evil spirit or a wicked person
Iniquity
Immoral or grossly unfair
Malevolence
Wishing evil or harm to another
Contempt
Feeling that a person or thing is beneath consideration, worthless
Prosecutor
A person who instituted legal proceedings against someone
Deposition
Testify/ give evidence on oath
Plaintiff
Person or group who is accusing another person or group of some wrongdoing
Guile
Sly or cunning intelligence; deviousness
Reprieve
Cancel or postpone the punishment of someone
Indictment
Formal charge or accusation of a serious crime
Conspiracy
A secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful
Purged
Rid of an unwanted feeling, memory, or condition
Penitence
Action of feeling or showing remorse for a wrongdoing
Theocracy
Governed by religion
