The Crucible Vocabulary

Question 1

Menacingly

Answer 1

Threateningly

Question 2

Penitence

Answer 2

Performing of penance

Question 3

Conjured

Answer 3

summoned by oath or spell

Question 4

Blasphemy

Answer 4

an irreverent or impious act or utterance

Question 5

Contemplation

Answer 5

thoughtful observation or mediation

Question 6

Condemnation

Answer 6

severe reproof; strong censure

Question 7

Partisan

Answer 7

militant supporter of a cause, faction, or idea

Question 8

Ecstatic

Answer 8

in a state of exalted delight

Question 9

Faction

Answer 9

small group of people, usually contentious, within a larger group

Question 10

Diabolism

Answer 10

witchcraft; sorcery

Question 11

Calumny

Answer 11

false statement maliciously or knowingly made to inure someone

Question 12

Abominations

Answer 12

things that elicit great dislike or abhorrence

Question 13

Evade

Answer 13

escape or avoid by cleverness or deceit

Question 14

Providence

Answer 14

work of divine direction

Question 15

Pretense

Answer 15

the act of pretending

Question 16

Lechery

Answer 16

promiscuity

Question 17

Adamant

Answer 17

firm in purpose or opinion, unyielding

Question 18

Prodigious

Answer 18

extraordinary; marvelous

Question 19

Incredulously

Answer 19

disbelievingly

Question 20

Base

Answer 20

having low moral standards; contemptible, inferior

Question 21

Inert

Answer 21

unable to move or act

Question 22

Hypocrites

Answer 22

people who say they believe one thing, but whose actions demonstrate the opposite

Question 23

Quail

Answer 23

to loose courage; decline; fail; give away

Question 24

Anarchy

Answer 24

political disorder and confusion

Question 25

Ascertain

Answer 25

find out; detect

Question 26

Bemused

Answer 26

confused

Question 27

Antagonists

Answer 27

adversaries; opponents

Question 28

Propitiation

Answer 28

appeasement

Question 29

Licentious

Answer 29

having no regard for accepted rules or standards

Question 30

Fraud

Answer 30

deliberate deception for unfair or unlawful gains

Question 31

Pallor

Answer 31

extreme paleness

Question 32

Perplexed

Answer 32

bewildered; puzzled; confused

Question 33

Indignant

Answer 33

filled with anger aroused by something unjust or unworthy

Question 34

Avidly

Answer 34

enthusiastically

Question 35

Sarcastically

Answer 35

expressing mocking or contemptuous remarks

Question 36

Tainted

Answer 36

having moral defect; infected

Question 37

Ineptly

Answer 37

awkwardly

Question 38

Calamity

Answer 38

disaster

Question 39

Daft

Answer 39

crazy; foolish; stupid

Question 40

Contentious

Answer 40

quarrelsome

Question 41

Contemptuous

Answer 41

scornful; disdainful

Question 42

Audible

Answer 42

able to be heard

Question 43

Anonymity

Answer 43

secret; having an unknown or unacknowledged name

Question 44

Effrontery

Answer 44

audacity; insulting boldness

Question 45

Qualm

Answer 45

a sensation of misgiving or uneasiness

Question 46

Manifest

Answer 46

something apparent to the sight or understanding

Question 47

Remorselessly

Answer 47

mercilessly; having no pity or compassion

Question 48

Contemplation

Answer 48

thoughtful observation

Question 49

Transfixed

Answer 49

rendered motionless with terror; amazement or awe

Question 50

Allegiance

Answer 50

Loyalty

Question 51

Beguile

Answer 51

delude; cheat; divert

Question 52

Reprieve

Answer 52

postponement of punishment

Question 53

Statutes

Answer 53

a law, decree, or edict

Question 54

Indictment

Answer 54

statement of criminal charges