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Aye

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Interjection: Yes

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Lilac

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Noun: A plant with bluish purple coloration.
Adjective: A pale-pinkish violet color

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Perjury

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Noun: The offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation

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Magistrate

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A civil officer or lay judge who administers the law, especially one who conducts a court that deals with minor offenses and holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones

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Ameliorate

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Verb: make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better

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Indignant

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Adjective: feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment

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Faulty

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Adjective: Working badly or unreliably because of imperfections

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Contempt

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Def 1: open to disliking something or someone

Def 2: Used in court if someone lies in court and derails the trial

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Base

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Adjective: 1) lacking morals, dishonorable, selfish; 2) of little or no value or quality; worthless

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Adultery

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Noun: voluntary “relationship” between a married person and someone other than their lawful spouse

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Theology

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Noun: systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries

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Naught

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Noun: nothing

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Supernatural

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Adjective: Attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature

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Tainted

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contaminate or pollute

“The air was tainted by fumes from the cars.”

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Poppet

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A small figure (doll) of a human being used in sorcery and witchcraft. They are occasionally found lodged in chimneys.

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Vengeance

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Noun: punishment inflicted or retribution exacted for an injury or wrong

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Ordained

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Adjective: Having been invested with ministerial, priestly, or rabbinical functions

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Petty

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Someone who acts rude or like a little rich kid

Someone not open in point of view

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Lechery

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Noun: Perversion or indecency

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Daft

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Adjective: silly; foolish

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Pretense

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Noun: pretending or feigning

Make-believe

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Undermine

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Verb: To attack by indirect, secret, or underhand means

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Deposition

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The process of giving sworn testimony

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Befuddle

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Verb: To confuse, as with glib statements or arguments

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Plaintiff

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Is someone who brings a lawsuit against someone into court

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Put-Upon

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Adjective: Taken advantage of as a result of one’s good nature; expected or asked to do too much

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Probity

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Noun: Adherence to the highest principles and ideals: UPRIGHTNESS

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Forfeit

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Verb: To lose or be deprived of as a penalty of wrongdoing

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Ipso Facto

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Adverb: By the fact itself; by the very nature of the deed

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Callously

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Adverb: In a way that shows insensitive and cruel disregard for others; unfeelingly

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Perjury

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Noun: The offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation

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Sufficient

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Adjective: Adequate for the purpose;
enough:
sufficient proof; sufficient protection

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Guile

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Noun: Sly or cunning intelligence

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Anonymity

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Noun: The condition of being anonymous.

Adjective: The lack of outstanding, individual, or unusual features; impersonality

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Incredulous

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Adjective: Unwilling or unable to believe something

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Gulling

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Verb: To gull, to take advantage of someone who is foolish

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Harlot

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Noun: A prostitute

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Oath

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Noun: A solemn promise, often invoking a divine witness, regarding one’s future action or behavior

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Envy

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Verb: An emotion that occurs when a person lacks another’s superior quality or achievement; envious of a person’s success

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Crucible

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Def 1: A ceramic or metal bowl used in forges to rid metals of impurities

Def 2: A situation or severe trials used to the best of the best

Crucible Act II and III Vocab (1 decks)

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