Crucible Vocab act 1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ideology | an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation |
| paradox | a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to use common sense and yet is perhaps true |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by church officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| villainy | Wretched, evil conduct |
| dissembling | concealing the facts; hiding under a false pretense |
| propriety | socially acceptable behavior and speech |
| heathen | an uncivilized or irreligious person; pagan |
| witched | affected by witchcraft; in a spell |
| opened | to be honest; told the complete truth |
| trafficked | traded; had dealings or associations |
| conjured | summoned a devil or spirit by invocation or incantation |
| faction | group; secret group; clique |
| abominations | sources of utter disgust or intense dislike; hateful, disgusting actions |
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language; nonsense |
| Goody | used as a title preceding a surname--usually a married woman of lowly station |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| providence | event guided by god or divine leadership |
| demonic | possessed or influenced by a demon; satanic; fiendish |
| smirched | discreditably or disgrace |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| intimations | hints; suggestions |
| trepidation | uncertain agitation; apprehension |
| partisans | members of a party, faction, or cause |
| calumny | the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to damage another's reputation |
| inert | motionless, inactive |
| titillated | aroused; excited |
| pilgrimage | journey to a shrine or sacred place |
| pretense | false show |
| covenanted | formally enrolled in the church |
| prodigious | strange; unusual |
| contiguous | touching along a boundary or at a point |
| inculcation | teaching and impressing by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| "In nomine Domine Sabaoath sui filiique ite ad infernos" | Latin for "In the name of the Lord Sabaoth and of his sons, depart to hell." |
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