Vocab Quiz "The Crucible"

Question 1

Fanatics

Answer 1

extremists; enthusiasts

Question 2

Vain

Answer 2

proud; conceited; self-important

Question 3

Predilection

Answer 3

fondness; liking; preference; partiality

Question 4

Ingratiating

Answer 4

charming; flattering

Question 5

Ideology

Answer 5

beliefs; principles; philosophy; ideas

Question 6

Theocracy

Answer 6

a system of government where clergy rule in the name of God

Question 7

Dissembling

Answer 7

hiding one’s true motives or beliefs

Question 8

Faction

Answer 8

group; party; division

Question 9

Abomination

Answer 9

something hated or disliked

Question 10

Sniveling

Answer 10

crying; weeping; bawling

Question 11

Deference

Answer 11

respect; esteem; admiration

Question 12

Providence

Answer 12

event guided by God; destiny; divine intervention

Question 13

Smirched

Answer 13

discredited; stained; tainted

Question 14

Corroborating

Answer 14

confirming; supporting; backing up

Question 15

Intimation

Answer 15

hints; suggestions

Question 16

Hearty

Answer 16

strong; energetic

Question 17

Formidable

Answer 17

terrifying; terrible; difficult

Question 18

Trepidation

Answer 18

fear; anxiety; unease; nervousness

Question 19

Calumny

Answer 19

lies, slander; false accusation

Question 20

Titillated

Answer 20

aroused; excited

Question 21

Sidles

Answer 21

walks, edges, or creeps sideways in a cautious, sneaky manner

Question 22

Feverishly

Answer 22

excitedly; agitatedly; intensely

Question 23

Pretense

Answer 23

make-believe; charade; deception; false show

Question 24

Prodigious

Answer 24

huge; giant; extraordinary; remarkable; impressive

Question 25

Contiguious

Answer 25

adjacent; bordering; neighboring

Question 26

Quail

Answer 26

to draw back; to shy away; to recoil

Question 27

Scoffed

Answer 27

ridiculed; mocked; laughed at; sneered

Question 28

Inculcation

Answer 28

teaching by repetition and urging

Question 29

Diametrically

Answer 29

completely; absolutely; entirely (with reference to opposition)

Question 30

Abrogation

Answer 30

cancellation; revocation; termination

Question 31

Propitiation

Answer 31

an act designed to soothe or satisfy

Question 32

Mores

Answer 32

values; customs; traditions

Question 33

Laxity

Answer 33

lenience; tolerance; carelessness; sloppiness

Question 34

Avidly

Answer 34

eagerly; enthusiastically

Question 35

Licentious

Answer 35

immoral; wicked; unrestrained

Question 36

Blanched

Answer 36

paled; whitened

Question 37

Loftily

Answer 37

proudly; arrogantly