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The Crucible Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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Menacingly

A

Threateningly

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Penitence

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Performing of penance

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Conjured

A

summoned by oath or spell

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Blasphemy

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an irreverent or impious act or utterance

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Contemplation

A

thoughtful observation or mediation

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Condemnation

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severe reproof; strong censure

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Partisan

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militant supporter of a cause, faction, or idea

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Ecstatic

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in a state of exalted delight

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Faction

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

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Diabolism

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witchcraft; sorcery

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Calumny

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false statement maliciously or knowingly made to inure someone

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Abominations

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things that elicit great dislike or abhorrence

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Evade

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escape or avoid by cleverness or deceit

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Providence

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work of divine direction

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Pretense

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the act of pretending

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Lechery

A

promiscuity

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Adamant

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firm in purpose or opinion, unyielding

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Prodigious

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extraordinary; marvelous

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Incredulously

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disbelievingly

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Base

A

having low moral standards; contemptible, inferior

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Inert

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unable to move or act

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Hypocrites

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

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Quail

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to loose courage; decline; fail; give away

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Anarchy

A

political disorder and confusion

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Ascertain

A

find out; detect

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Bemused

A

confused

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Antagonists

A

adversaries; opponents

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Propitiation

A

appeasement

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Licentious

A

having no regard for accepted rules or standards

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Fraud

A

deliberate deception for unfair or unlawful gains

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Pallor

A

extreme paleness

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Perplexed

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bewildered; puzzled; confused

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Indignant

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filled with anger aroused by something unjust or unworthy

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Avidly

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enthusiastically

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Sarcastically

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expressing mocking or contemptuous remarks

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Tainted

A

having moral defect; infected

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Ineptly

A

awkwardly

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Calamity

A

disaster

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Daft

A

crazy; foolish; stupid

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Contentious

A

quarrelsome

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Contemptuous

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scornful; disdainful

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Audible

A

able to be heard

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Anonymity

A

secret; having an unknown or unacknowledged name

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Effrontery

A

audacity; insulting boldness

45
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Qualm

A

a sensation of misgiving or uneasiness

46
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Manifest

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something apparent to the sight or understanding

47
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Remorselessly

A

mercilessly; having no pity or compassion

48
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Contemplation

A

thoughtful observation

49
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Transfixed

A

rendered motionless with terror; amazement or awe

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Allegiance

A

Loyalty

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Beguile

A

delude; cheat; divert

52
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Reprieve

A

postponement of punishment

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Statutes

A

a law, decree, or edict

54
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Indictment

A

statement of criminal charges

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