The Crucible Vocab 1

Question 1

Quaking

Answer 1

Shake or tremble

Question 2

Sniveling

Answer 2

Tending to cry or complain a lot in a way that annoys people

Question 3

Begrudge

Answer 3

To envy someone

Question 4

Deference

Answer 4

Humble submission and respect

Question 5

Providence

Answer 5

The protective care of God or of nature as a spiritual power

Question 6

Corroborating

Answer 6

Confirm or give support to

Question 7

Inert

Answer 7

Lacking the ability or strength to move

Question 8

Conjure

Answer 8

Make something appear unexpectedly or seemingly from nowhere as if by magic

Question 9

Contention

Answer 9

Heated disagreement

Question 10

Hypocrites

Answer 10

Claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one’s own behavior does not conform

Question 11

Pretense

Answer 11

A claim, especially a false or ambitious one

Question 12

Prodigious

Answer 12

Remarkably great in extent, size, or degree

Question 13

Afflicting

Answer 13

A problem or illness that causes pain or suffering

Question 14

Conviction

Answer 14

A firmly held belief or opinion

Question 15

Compact

Answer 15

Closely and neatly packed together

Question 16

Reprimanding

Answer 16

To scold

Question 17

Condemn

Answer 17

Express complete disapproval of

Question 18

Solemn

Answer 18

Serious