The Crucible Vocab Week 2 Flashcards

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Hypocrisy

A

a pretense of having qualities/beliefs that ones does not really possess

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2
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Licentious

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lacking moral discipline especially sexually unrestrained

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3
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ameliorate

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to make better; to improve, to relieve

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4
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Blasphemy

A

disrespect for a god/religion, profanity

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Reprimand

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to censure severely or angrily

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Condemnation

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expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable

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Conviction

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unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

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falter

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to move hesitatingly, as if about to give away

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compact

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a signed written agreement between two parties to perform some action

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10
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indignant

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angered at something unjust or wrong

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11
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concede

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to admit to a wrongdoing; to surrender or yield

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deference

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courteous regard for people’s feelings

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13
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evade

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

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Subtle

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difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or to analyze

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