The Crucible Vocab. Acts III and IV
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15 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 contentious | involving or likely to cause controversy |
| deposition | the act of deposing someone, the act of putting something somewhere |
| anonymity | state of being nameless; anonymousness; ADJ. anonymous |
| prodigious | far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree |
| effrontery | audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to |
| incredulous | not disposed or willing to believe |
| blanched | ash-colored or anemic looking from illness or emotion |
| purge | an act of removing by cleansing |
| cleave | separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument |
| tantalize | harass with persistent criticism or carping |
| floundering | to struggle clumsily or helplessly |
| sibilance | A hissing sound |
| calumny | an abusive attack on a person's character or good name |
| retaliation | action taken in return for an injury or offense |
| conciliatory | overcoming animosity or hostility |
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