The Crucible Vocab

Question 0

adamant

Answer 0

not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course

Question 1

abomination

Answer 1

an action that is vicious or vile; something detestable/despised

Question 2

anarchy

Answer 2

a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)

Question 3

ascertain

Answer 3

learn or discover with certainty; determine

Question 4

avid

Answer 4

marked by active interest

Question 5

base

Answer 5

inferior; having low moral standards; contemptible

Question 6

beguile

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delude; cheat; divert

Question 7

bemused

Answer 7

perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements

Question 8

blasphemy

Answer 8

irreverent or impious behavior

Question 9

calamity

Answer 9

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

Question 10

calumny

Answer 10

an abusive attack on a person’s character or good name; false charges calculated to damage another’s reputation

Question 11

condemnation

Answer 11

the expression of very strong disapproval; censure; sentencing someone (punishment)

Question 12

conjured

Answer 12

evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic

Question 13

contemplation

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A long and thoughtful observation

Question 14

contemptuous

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scornful; disdainful

Question 15

contentious

Answer 15

involving or likely to cause controversy

Question 16

diabolism

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the worship of devils (esp. Satan)

Question 17

ecstatic

Answer 17

feeling great rapture or delight

Question 18

evade

Answer 18

avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, issues)

Question 19

faction

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a dissenting clique

Question 20

hypocrite

Answer 20

professing feelings or virtues one does not have

Question 21

incredulously

Answer 21

in a disbelieving manner

Question 22

indignant

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angered at something unjust or wrong

Question 23

inept

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revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse

Question 24

inert

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unable to move or resist motion; still, not moving

Question 25

lechery

Answer 25

unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity

Question 26

licentious

Answer 26

lacking moral discipline; lewd

Question 27

menacing

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threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

Question 28

pallor

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unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)

Question 29

partisan

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a supporter of a person, party, or cause; a person with strong and perhaps biased beliefs

Question 30

penitence

Answer 30

the act or state of repenting for one’s sins or faults; remorse

Question 31

pretense

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the act of giving a false appearance

Question 32

prodigious

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so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe; strange; extraordinary

Question 33

providence

Answer 33

the guardianship and control exercised by a deity; divine guidance

Question 34

quail

Answer 34

draw back, as with fear or pain

Question 35

statutes

Answer 35

A law, decree, or edict