The Crucible Flashcards
Bewildered
Adjective
Completely puzzled or confused
Covenanted
Verb
To promise by covenant
Abyss
Noun
A deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity
Corroborating
Verb
To make more certain
Demonic
Adjective
Inspired by the devil
Conjure
Verb
To affect or influence by invocation
Propriety
Noun
Conformity to established standards of good behaviour or manners
Lucifer
Noun
A proud and rebellious archangel
Crucible
Noun
A metal container to heat substances
Overture
Noun
An initiating move to negotiation
Theocracy
Noun
God-based government
Dissembling
Verb
To give false or misleading information
Trafficked
Verb
To trade or deal in a specific commodity or service
Providence
Noun
The foreseeing care and guidance from God
Vindictive
Adjective
Disposed or inclined to revenge
Supernatural
Adjective
Pertaining to things beyond what is natural and explainable
Calumny
Noun
A false and malicious statement to injure one’s reputation
Iniquity
Noun
A gross injustice or wickedness
Defamation
Noun
The act of defaming
Inculcation
Noun
The act of inculcation
Antagonist
Noun
One who is apposed to the protagonist
Malign
Verb
To speak harmful untruths
Diabolical
Adjective
Having the qualities of the devil
Diametrically
Adjective
Pertaining to a diameter
Malevolence
Noun
The state or condition of being malevolent
Exaltation
Noun
A feeling or state of extreme happiness
Trepidation
Noun
A feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen
Fiend
Noun
An evil spirit or demon
Puritanical
Adjective
Practicing or affecting strict religious or moral behaviour
Fetish
Noun
An inanimate object worshiped for its supposed magical powers
Sorcery
Noun
The use of magic
Propitiation
Noun
The action of propitiating or appeasing a god, spirit or person
Theology
Noun
The study of the nature of God
Contempt
Noun
The feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration
Sarcasm
Noun
The use of irony to mock or convey contempt
Ameliorate
Verb
To make something unsatisfactory better
Fraud
Noun
Wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain
Penitence
Noun
A feeling of regret for one’s sins or misdeeds
Purge
Verb
To rid someone of an unwanted feeling
Conspiracy
Noun
A secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful
Indictment
Noun
A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime
Reprieve
Verb
To cancel or postpone the punishment of someone
Mimic
Verb
To imitate someone or their actions or words
Guile
Noun
Sly or cunning intelligence
Apparition
Noun
A ghost or ghostlike image of a person
Plaintiff
Noun
A person who brings a case against another in the court of law
Deposition
Noun
The action of deposing somebody
Remorseless
Adjective
Without regret or guilt
Prosecutor
Noun
A person who institutes legal proceedings against another
Vestry
Noun
A room or building attached to a church that is used as an office for changing into vestments
