The Crucible Act 3 and 4 Vocab Flashcards
1
Q
Auger
A
a tool for boring holes
2
Q
Contentious
A
argumentative; inclined to quarrel
3
Q
Denounce
A
to accuse formally
4
Q
Effrontery
A
brashness; shamelessness
5
Q
Forbidding
A
having a menacing appearance
6
Q
Immaculate
A
free from error
7
Q
Gait
A
the speed of proceeding
8
Q
Imperceptible
A
barely noticeable
9
Q
Inaudibly
A
not capable of being heard
10
Q
Prodigious
A
enormous
10
Q
Probity
A
complete honesty; integrity
11
Q
Qualm
A
a doubt
12
Q
Remorseless
A
having no mercy or compassion
13
Q
Slovenly
A
untidy
14
Q
Sublime
A
surpreme
15
Q
Transfix
A
to paralyze with horror or shock
16
Q
Unintelligible
A
not able to be understood
17
Q
Undermine
A
to weaken or damage
18
Q
Adamant
A
not responding to pleas
19
Q
Beguile
A
to deceive
20
Q
Conciliatory
A
trying to overcome
21
Q
Disputation
A
an argument
22
Q
Flail
A
to shake about wildly
23
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Gaunt
A
extremely pale
24
Gibbet
a gallows
25
Penitence
the remorse for one's sin
26
Purge
to deanse of sin
27
Quavering
trembling
28
Sibilance
a hissing sound
