The Crucible Vocab Part I Flashcards
Prodigious
Remarkable or impressive in extent, size, or degree; unnatural or abnormal.
Pretense
An attempt to make something that is not the case appear true; a claim, especially a false or ambitious one.
Arbitrate
(Of an independent person or body) Reach an authoritative judgement or settlement.
Inferentially
Come to a conclusion in a way that draws from another fact or resource proven to be true or false.
Contiguous
Sharing a common border; touching; next to.
Iniquity
Immoral, sinful, or grossly unfair behavior.
Diabolism
Worship of the devil; devilish or atrociously wicked behavior.
Methodical
Done according to a systematic or established form of procedure; (of a person) orderly or systematic in thought or behavior.
Inculcation
Teaching, influencing persistently, or impressing upon of ideas, theories, or attitudes in order to implant or instill them within a person.
Malign
Evil in nature or effect; malevolent;
Abrogation
To end, cancel, or repeal something (such as a law) in an official way.
Congerie
A collection of items or part in one mass; a heap; a large number, amount, or extent.
Lascivious
(Of a person, manner, or gesture) feeling or revealing an overt and often offensive sexual desire.
