The Crucible Vocab Act Three And Four Flashcards
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Contentious
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Argumentative; inclined to quarrel
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Auger
A
A tool for boring holes
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Denounce
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To accuse formally
3
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Effrontery
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Brashness; shamelessness
4
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Forbidding
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Having a menacing appearance
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Gait
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The speed of proceeding
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Immaculate
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Free from error
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Imperceptible
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Barely noticeable
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Inaudibly
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Not capable of being heard
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Probity
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A complete honesty; integrity
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Prodigious
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Enormous
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Qualm
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A doubt
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Remorseless
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Having no mercy or compassion
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Slovenly
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Untidy
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Sublime
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Supreme
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Transfix
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To paralyze with horror or shock
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Undermine
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To weaken or damage
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Unintelligible
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Not able to be understood
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Adamant
A
Not responding to pleas
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Beguile
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To deceive
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Conciliatory
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Trying to overcome disagreement
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Disputation
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Argument
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Flail
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To shake about wildly
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Gaunt
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Extremely pale
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Gibbet
A gallows (structures used for hangings)
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Penitence
The remorse or sorrow for one's sin
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Purge
To cleanse of sin
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Quavering
Trembling
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Sibilance
A hissing sound
