The Crucible Vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Abomination | source of utter disgust or intense dislike |
| Abrogate | annul , invalidate , negate , nullify |
| Abyss | bottomless hole , a vast depth |
| Arbitrate | to determine the outcome of a dispute |
| Calumny | the act of uttering false charges to damage a reputation |
| Conjured | summon up a devil or spirit |
| Corroborate | to comfirm |
| Creed | set of fundamental beliefs |
| Defer | submit to another's wishes or opinions |
| Dissemble | to disguise |
| Inert | unable to move or act ; sluggish |
| Iniquity | wickedness ; sin |
| Innate | existing from birth ; inborn |
| Intimation | hint or suggestion |
| Naught | nothing |
| Notorious | widely and unfavorablely known |
| Predilection | preference |
| Pretense | false show |
| Prodigious | extraordinary in bulk , quantity , or size |
| Propriety | correct conduct |
| Ameliorate | to make better, to relieve , to improve |
| Calamity | serious event causing distress or misfortune |
| Contentious | quarrelsome ; causing controversy |
| Credulous | believing on slight eveidence ; gullible |
| Defamation | the act of harming or ruining another's reputation (calumny) |
| Inculcate | to teach or impress by frequent repition or admonition |
| Inept | lack of competence or ability |
| Ingratiate | to make an effort to gain good favor with someone ; "sucking up" |
| Licentious | lacking moral restraint |
| Malevolence | ill will or evil intentions |
| Pallor | extreme paleness usually related to the face |
| Partisan | one who exhibits extreme allegiance to a group/cause |
| Placid | peaceful ; calm |
| Quail | to recoil in dread or terror |
| Quake | to shake from shock or fear |
| Subservient | excessively submissive |
| Theocracy | government of a state by officials regarded as divinely guarded ; government by the church |
| Trepidation | fear , trembling , agitation |
| Vindictive | revengeful , spiteful |
| Wily | cunning , crafty ; sly |
| Adamant | inflexible , immovable ; obstinate |
| Augury | an omen or prophecy |
| Baseness | lacking higher virtues ; unworthiness or lowliness |
| Begrudge | to give reluctantly ; to envy another's possession |
| Beguile | to decieve , to mislead or to persuade with charm |
| Blasphemous | irreverent ; profane |
| Callous | hardened ; without feeling or emotion |
| Conciliate | to reconcile or pasify |
| Confound | to cause confusion |
| Gaunt | very thin ; emaciated |
| Gibbet | gallows ; an upright post with a projecting arm for hanging wrongdoers |
| Immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| Indigenous | native to a certain area |
| Junta | group of people who join to run a government (after a revolution) |
| Malign | to utter false or misleading reports |
| Probity | honesty ; integrity |
| Prudent | wise and careful about practical matters |
| Qualm | misgiving ; a feeling of uneasiness |
| Rescind | to cancel |
| Vile | disgusting or repulsive |
| Ascertain | to find out definately |
| Autocrat | person with unlimited authority |
| Bemuse | to confuse or bewilder |
| Cleave | cling; to adhere firmly and closely |
| Dogmatic | strongly opinionated , often unwarranted or arrogant |
| Ecclesiastical | of or relating to a church |
| Effrontery | extreme boldness ; audacity |
| Heretical | contrary to church doctrine or accepted beliefs |
| Lascivious | inclined to lustfulness |
| Lax | not strict ; not precise ; careless or negligent |
| Methodical | proceeding in sustematic order |
| Minute | very small ; infinitesimal |
| Orthodox | conforming to established standards ; conventional |
| Propritiate | to make favorably inclided ; appease |
| Reproach | disapproval or blame |
| Resurge | to rise again |
| Savory | appetizing |
| Sectarian | a part of a group with extreme beliefs |
| Sibilance | a hissing sound |
| Sublime | noble; unlifting |
| Behoove | to be necessary or proper for |
| Betoken | to be or give a sign or portent to |
| Demeanor | way in which a person behaves ; deportment |
| Edifice | building , especially one of imposing appearance or size |
| Impropriety | quality or condition of being improper |
| Inauspicious | not favorable |
| Indubitably | too apparent to be doubted; unquestionable |
| Infamy | evil fame or reputation |
| Malefactress | female evildoer |
| Penal | or , relating to , or prescribing punishment , as for breaking the law |
| Physiognomy | facial features , especailly when regarded as revealing a character |
| Ponderous | having great weight |
| Portal | doorway , entrance , or gate , especially one that is large and imposing |
| Scaffold | platform used in execution of condemned prisoners , as by hanging or beheading |
| Scourge | to flog |
| Sepulcher | chamber that is used as a grave |
| Throng | large group of people gathered or crowded closely together ; a multitude |
| Utopia | perfect place |
| Vagrant | wandering from place to place and lacking any means of support |
| Whit | least bit ; an iota |
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