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The Crucible Vocab
Vocab from the Crucible
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English
10th Grade
09/27/2010

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Inert
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Unable to move or to act, sluggish
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Innate
Definition
Existing from birth, inborn
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Parochial
Definition
Limited in range or scope, narrow, provincial
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Predilection
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Preference
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Ingrataite
Definition
To make an effort to gain good favor with someone
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Autocratic
Definition
having absolute power or authority
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Conjure
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To compel (a spirit, devil, or the like) to appear of disappear by set form of words
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Vindictive
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revengeful, spiteful
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Trepidation
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Nervous dread; fear; fright
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Prodigious
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axtraordinary in bulk, quantily, or degree; great in size
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Defamation
Definition
act of harming or ruining another's reputation
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Methodical
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Proceeding in a regular or systematic order
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Wily
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Cunning, crafty
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Prudent
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Wise and careful about practical matters
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Licentious
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Lacking moral or sexual restraint
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Pallor
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Extreme paleness usually relating to the face
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Ameliorate
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to make better, to relieve, to improve
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Ineptness
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lacking of competence or judgement
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Calamity
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a serious event causing distess or misfortune
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Blasphemous
Definition
Irrevernt, profane
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