The Crucible Vocabulary Flashcards
Auger
A tool with a helical bit for boring holes in wood (noun)
Contiguous
Touching; in contact (adjective)
Corroborate
To make more certain; confirm (verb)
Contentious
Tending to argue or strife; quarrelsome (adjective)
Defamation
The act if defaming; false or unjustified injury of the good reputation of another, as by slander or libel (noun)
Immaculate
Free from spot or stain; spotlessly clean (adjective)
Enrapture
To delight beyond measure (verb)
Qualm
Doubt; an uneasy feeling or pang of conscience as to conduct (noun)
Compunction
Regret; feeling of guilt after doing something bad (noun)
Perplex
To cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally (verb)
Slovenly
Untidy or unclean in appearance or habits (adjective)
Inquisition
An official investigation, especially one of a political or religious nature, characterized by lack of regard for individual rights, prejudice on the part of the examiners, and recklessly cruel punishments (noun)
Adamant
Utterly unyieldingly in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings, etc. (adjective)
Licentious
Sexually unrestrained; lewd. Unrestrained by law by law or general morality; lawless; immoral (adjective)
Beguile
To influence by trickery, flattery, etc. mislead, delude (verb)
