"The Crucible" Act. 1

Question 1

arbitrate

Answer 1

to mediate a dispute

Question 2

contiguous

Answer 2

connected through physical or temporal connection

Question 3

quail

Answer 3

to recoil in dread or terror

Question 4

ascertain

Answer 4

to find or learn something with certainty

Question 5

inculcation

Answer 5

to impress something upon someone through repetition

Question 6

reactionary

Answer 6

holding ultraconservative political views

Question 7

mores

Answer 7

customs, habits, behaviors that are acceptable by a group

Question 8

lascivious

Answer 8

showing sexual desire

Question 9

proceed

Answer 9

to continue to do something after stopping

Question 10

evade

Answer 10

to avoid doing something or to stay away from someone

Question 11

enlist

Answer 11

to enroll in an organization

Question 12

parochial

Answer 12

having a narrow-minded outlook

Question 13

ideology

Answer 13

a system of concepts help by a group or culture

Question 14

theocracy

Answer 14

a joint government and church

Question 15

repression

Answer 15

a mental process that blocks harmful memories, actions, or thoughts

Question 16

dissemble

Answer 16

to put on a false appearance

Question 17

faction

Answer 17

a sub-group typically trying to pursue its own interests at the expense of others

Question 18

corroborate

Answer 18

to prove with evidence

Question 19

trepidation

Answer 19

a fear that causes hesitation

Question 20

calumny

Answer 20

a untrue statement meant to damage one’s reputation

Question 21

partisan

Answer 21

adherence to a faction through blind allegiance, not rational thought

Question 22

pretense

Answer 22

to show false feelings or intentions meant to leave an impression that would counter the truth