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The Crucible: Vocabulary Flashcards

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Bidden

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Verb

Asked; invited.

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Predilection

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Noun

Partiality; preference.

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Rankle

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Verb

To become irritated and sore; to fester.

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Marauded

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Verb

Raided or invaded.

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Parochial

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Adjective

Narrowly restricted; ultra-conservative.

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Citadel

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Noun

A fortress or stronghold.

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Ingratiating

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Adjective

Showing effort to please another.

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Junta

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Noun

A council or small legislative body in a government.

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Insoluble

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Adjective

Incapable of being solved or explained.

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Paradox

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Noun

A seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true.

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Injunctions

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Noun

Commands; orders.

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Dissembling

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Verb

Concealing or disguising behind a false appearance.

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Heathen

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Noun

Irreligious, uncivilized, unconverted, individuals.

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Faction

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Noun

A group of persons forming a cohesive minority within a larger group.

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Abominations

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Noun

Disgusting and horrible behaviors or practices.

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Begrudge

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Verb

To give up with reluctance.

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Deference

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Noun

Courteous respect.

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Naught

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Noun

Nothing.

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Vindictive

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Adjective

Revengeful; spiteful.

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Remiss

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Adjective

Negligent; careless; not attending to duty.

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Smirched

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Verb

Soiled; stained; or dirtied; also, dishonored.

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Abyss

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Noun

A bottomless pit.

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Clamored

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Verb

Cried out; protested loudly.

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Trepidation

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Noun

A state of alarm or dread; apprehension.

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Partisan

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Noun

A militant supporter of a party, cause, person, or idea.

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Calumny

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Noun

A false statement maliciously made to injure someone; slander.

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Titillated

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Adjective

Stimulated; excited.

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Prodigious

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Adjective

Portentous; ominous.

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Canny

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Adjective

Careful and shrewd.

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Arbitrate

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Verb

To settle, judge, or decide disagreements between individuals.

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Contiguous

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Adjective

Neighboring, adjacent.

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Iniquity

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Noun

Wickedness, sinfulness.

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Fathom

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Verb

To understand.

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Quail

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Verb

To shrink back in fear; cower.

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Defamation

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Noun

Slander or libel; calumny.

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Anarchy

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Noun

Absence of rules or rulers; confusion; disorder.

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Ascertain

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Verb

To discover through examination.

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Ken

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Noun

Perception; understanding.

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Scoffed

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Verb

Mocked or scorned.

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Diametrically

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Adverb

Contrarily; drastically; extremely.

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Inculcation

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Noun

Repetitive and forceful teaching.

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Malign

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Adjective

Evil in influence, nature, or intent.

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Inert

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Adjective

Inactive, unable to move.

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Succubi

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Noun

Female demons believed to ravish sleeping men.

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Abrogation

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Noun

Abolition; cancellation.

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Malevolence

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Noun

Ill will; malice.

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Congerie

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Noun

Collection.

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Klatches

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Noun

Small familial communities.

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Dionysiac

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Adjective

Wild, irrational, orgastic and frenzied.

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Mores

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Noun

Accepted traditional customs, moral attitudes, or manners in a social group.

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Prudent

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Adjective

Careful and wise; exercising good judgement.

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Laxity

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Noun

Lack of strictness.

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Atomization

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Noun

Disintegration.

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Lascivious

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Adjective

Lewd; lustful.

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Ecclesiasts

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Noun

Clergymen; priests.

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Minute

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Adjective

Characterized by careful scrutiny and close examination.

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Avidly

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Adverb

Eagerly; enthusiastically.

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Incubi

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Noun

Evil spirits believed to ravish sleeping women.

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Arson

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Noun

The crime of maliciously setting fire to buildings or property.

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Licentious

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Adjective

Lacking moral discipline and regard for accepted rules.

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