The Crucible

Question 1

noxious（noun)

Answer 1

harmful to living things;toxic

Question 2

bigot(noun)

Answer 2

a person who strongly and unfairly dislikes or disapproves of other people’s ideas or beliefs;a person who hates or refuses to accept the members of a particular(racial or religious) group.

Question 3

abhor(verb)

Answer 3

to hate intensely.

Question 4

counterfeit(adj)

Answer 4

describes something that is made to look like an exact copy of something else in order to trick or deceive.

Question 5

hamper(verb)

Answer 5

to slow the movement, action or progress of something or someone.

Question 6

talisman(noun)

Answer 6

an object(such as a ring or stone) that is believe to have magic powers and to cause good things to happen to the person who has it.

Question 7

engender(verb)

Answer 7

to be the source or cause of something.

Question 8

renown(noun)

Answer 8

great fame and respect.

Question 9

nuance(noun)

Answer 9

a very small difference in color, tone, meaning,etc.

Question 10

disparage(verb)

Answer 10

to describe (something or someone) as unimportant,bad, weak, incompetent,etc.

Question 11

plaintiff(noun)

Answer 11

a person who sues another person or accuses another person of a crime in a court of law.

Question 12

hysteria

Answer 12

behavior exhibiting overwhelming or unmanageable fear or excessive emotions.

Question 13

heresy

Answer 13

a belief or opinion that does not agree with the official belief or opinion of a particular religion.

Question 14

allegory

Answer 14

a narrative that serves as an extended metaphor. Allegories are written in the form of fables, parables, poems, stories, almost any style or genre. The main purpose of allegory is to tell a story that has both figurative and literal meaning; it conveys abstract ideas to get a point across.

Question 15

theocracy

Answer 15

a form of government in which a state or country is ruled by religious leaders.

Question 16

irony

Answer 16

the use of words that mean the opposite of what you would think, especially in an attempt to be funny.

Question 17

intolerance

Answer 17

an unwillingness to allow or accept something, especially other people’s rights, beliefs or freedoms.

Question 18

crucible

Answer 18

a difficult test or challenge;a place or situation that forces people to change or mark difficult decisions.

Question 19

dramatic irony

Answer 19

a literary technique during which the audience or reader understands what’s going on, but the other characters do not.

Question 20

historical fiction

Answer 20

a genre of literature , film,etc, in which the narrative takes place in the past and is characterized by an imaginative reconstruction or historical events and people.

Question 21

McCarthyism

Answer 21

the practice of making accusations of disloyalty, especially of pro-Communist activity, in many instances unsupported by proof or based on slight, doubtful, or irrelevant evidence.

Question 22

marshal

Answer 22

a federal official who is responsible for doing the things that are ordered by a court of law, finding and capturing criminals,etc.

Question 23

dispatch case

Answer 23

a bag/satchel containing important official documents.

Question 24

prodigious

Answer 24

very vigor amazing or wonderful;impressive( positively or negatively).

Question 25

contention

Answer 25

anger or disagreement.

Question 26

providence

Answer 26

God or fate thought of as the guide and protector of all human beings.

Question 27

inquire

Answer 27

to ask for information.

Question 28

agape

Answer 28

having the mouth open because of wonder, surprise, or shock.

Question 29

profit

Answer 29

to be an advantage to (someone); to help.

Question 30

utmost

Answer 30

the highest point or degree that can be reached.

Question 31

quavering

Answer 31

To produce sound in an unsteady way especially because you are afraid or nervous;tremble.

Question 32

beguile

Answer 32

to trick or deceive(someone).

Question 33

reprieve

Answer 33

an official order that delays the punishment of a prisoner who is sentenced to death.

Question 34

retaliation

Answer 34

revenge or doing something bad to someone who has done something bad to you.

Question 35

adamant

Answer 35

not willing to change an opinion or decision:very determined.