The Crucible Vocabulary

Question 1

Inert

Answer 1

motionless, non-reactive

Question 2

Persecute

Answer 2

to oppress a race or group of people because of ethnicity or religon

Question 3

Creed

Answer 3

a statement of beliefs or set of principles

Question 4

Potent

Answer 4

very strong, effective, or powerful; exerting persuasion, influence or force

Question 5

Citadel

Answer 5

a fortress or strongly fortified building in or near a city, used as a place of refuge

Question 6

Paradox

Answer 6

something which has qualities that seem to contradict the other

Question 7

Vengeance

Answer 7

punishment that is inflicted for a wrong

Question 8

Apprehension

Answer 8

dread

Question 9

Resentment

Answer 9

ill feeling toward something or someone, usually as a result of ill usage or insult, or an instance of these

Question 10

Contention

Answer 10

a opinion or claim stated in the course or an argument difficult to deal with or overcome

Question 11

Conjure

Answer 11

to invoke supposed supernatural forces to influence with spells

Question 12

Subservient

Answer 12

to eager to obey

Question 13

Pretense

Answer 13

insincere or feigned behavior

Question 14

Prodigious

Answer 14

great in amount, size, or extent

Question 15

Faction

Answer 15

dissenting minority within a larger group

Question 16

Afflict

Answer 16

to cause severe mental or physical distress to somebody

Question 17

Trepidation

Answer 17

fear or uneasiness about the future or a future event

Question 18

Reprimand

Answer 18

to rebuke somebody for a wrongdoing

Question 19

Condemnation

Answer 19

disapproval, criticism, denunciation

Question 20

Scoff

Answer 20

to express derision or scorn about somebody or something

Question 21

Conviction

Answer 21

a firm held belief or firmness of opinion

Question 22

Falter

Answer 22

to lose confidence

Question 23

Solemn

Answer 23

demonstrate sincerity and gravity

Question 24

Poppet

Answer 24

middle-English a doll or a puppet

Question 25

Indignant

Answer 25

angry at unfairness

Question 26

Condemned

Answer 26

pronounced something or somebody as bad

Question 27

Dote

Answer 27

to show extreme fondness, or pay a lot of attention to someone

Question 28

Base

Answer 28

lacking moral

Question 29

Pious

Answer 29

religious, devout, holy or sacred, virtuous and moral

Question 30

Theology

Answer 30

religious theory

Question 31

Daft

Answer 31

lacking common sense, irrational

Question 32

Tainted

Answer 32

polluted, spoiled, or corrupted

Question 33

Calamity

Answer 33

a disastrous situation or event

Question 34

Menacingly

Answer 34

in a threatening and dangerous manner

Question 35

Lechery

Answer 35

lusful behavior, especially by a man, that is regard as distasteful

Question 36

Vestry

Answer 36

a room in a church where meetings or classes are held

Question 37

Remorseless

Answer 37

without compassion, relentless

Question 38

Wrath

Answer 38

fury often marked by a desire for vengence

Question 39

Contentious

Answer 39

causing or likely to cause disagreement and siputes between people with differing views

Question 40

Deposition

Answer 40

witness’s testimony

Question 41

Befuddled

Answer 41

confused or perpplex

Question 42

Immaculate

Answer 42

clean and free from blemishes; shwoing faultless perfection a misgiving, doubt, or bad feeling

Question 43

Qualm

Answer 43

a misgiving, doubt, or bad feeling

Question 44

Callously

Answer 44

in away that shows no concern if other people are hurt or upset

Question 45

Apparition

Answer 45

an unexpected sight, a ghost

Question 46

Contemplation

Answer 46

long and attentive consideration or observation of something distressed

Question 47

Afflicted

Answer 47

distressed

Question 48

Dumbfounded

Answer 48

temporarily speechless with astonishment

Question 49

Slovenly

Answer 49

not concerned about conventional standards of personal hygiene

Question 50

Transfixed

Answer 50

made immobile from shock