The Crucible Vocab Flashcards
1
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dissemble
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to give a false/misleading appearance to
2
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trepidation
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tremendous fear, alarm, or agitation
3
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licentious
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immoral
4
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ameliorate
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to make better or become better, to improve
5
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grapple
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to struggle or fight
6
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perplex
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to confuse mentally
7
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taint
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to corrupt, tarnish, and dishonor morally
8
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effrontery
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bare-faced audacity
9
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probity
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the quality of having strong moral principles
10
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prodigous
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extraordinary in size, amount, degree
11
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qualm
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a feeling of doubt
12
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adamant
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unyeilding in opinion or attitude
13
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beguile
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to influene by trickery flattery
14
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conciliatory
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mollifying, peace-making, trying to overcome an argument
15
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disputation
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controversy, debate
