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The Crucible
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Literature
11th Grade
11/04/2007

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ideology
Definition
a manner or content of thinking
characteristic of an individual, group, or culture
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paradox
Definition
a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true
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theocracy
Definition
government of a state by immediate divine guidence or by church officials regarded as divinely guided
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villainy
Definition
wretched, evil conduct
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hearty
Definition
strong, healthy
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quaking
Definition
trembling, shuddering, quivering with fear
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dissembling
Definition
concealing the facts, hiding under a false pretense
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propriety
Definition
socially acceptable behavior and speech
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heathen
Definition
an uncivilized or irreligious person; pagan
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witched
Definition
affected by witchcraft, in a spell
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opened
Definition
been honest; told the complete truth
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trafficked
Definition
traded, had dealings or associations
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conjured
Definition
summoned a devil or spirit by incovation or incantation
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faction
Definition
group, secret faction; clique
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abominations
Definition
sources of utter disgust or intense dislike
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gibberish
Definition
unintelligible or meaningless language; nonsense
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white
Definition
free from moral impurtiy
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deference
Definition
respect given to a superior or elder
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ail
Definition
suffer or ill
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naught
Definition
nothing
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smirched
Definition
discredited or disgraced
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coroborating
Definition
supporting with evidence or authority
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junctures
Definition
points of time
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abyss
Definition
an immeasurably deep gulf or great space
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intimations
Definition
hints; suggestions
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formidable
Definition
dreadful, fearful; extremely serious
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blink
Definition
deny; ignore; pretend not to see
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undone
Definition
ruined
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trepidation
Definition
timorous uncertain agitation
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weirdish
Definition
of, relating to, or caused by withcraft or the supernatural
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subservient
Definition
servile; cringing manner of one very conscious of a subordinate position
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marvel
Definition
wonder
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pointy
Definition
painful
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sidles
Definition
moves or turns sideways in furtive manner
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pilgrimage
Definition
journey to shine or sacred place
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pretense
Definition
false show; pretending
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covenanted
Definition
formally enrolled in church
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notorious
Definition
widley and unfavorably known
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prodigious
Definition
strange, unusual; protentous
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canny
Definition
clever, shrewd, crafty
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exudes
Definition
spreads out in all directions
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arbitrate
Definition
to determine the outcome of a dispute
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contiguous
Definition
touching alon a boundary or at a point
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defers
Definition
submits to another's wishes or opinion usually through deference or respect
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fathom
Definition
understand
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break charity with
Definition
become alienated from
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clap
Definition
attack with a lawsuit
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clap
Definition
attack with a lawsuit
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defamation
Definition
the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maiciously calculated to damage another's reputation
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anarchy
Definition
a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of governmental authority
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tract
Definition
a defined area of land
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avidly
Definition
eagerly
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licentious
Definition
lacking legal or moral restraints
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blanched
Definition
became ashen or pale
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evade
Definition
to avoid answering directly
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truck
Definition
to have dealings; trade
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compact
Definition
make an agreement; enter into a contract
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pallor
Definition
paleness
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base
Definition
degrading, contemptuous
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poppet
Definition
small doll
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ameliorite
Definition
to make better or more tolerable
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indignant
Definition
showing anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean
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crone
Definition
a withered old woman
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cry me out
Definition
accuse me as a witch
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wily
Definition
crafty; cunning also spelled "wiley"
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flailing
Definition
searching in frustration
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daft
Definition
mad ; insane
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suspicion
Definition
a state of mental uneasiness and uncertainty
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tainted
Definition
contaminated, corrupted
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quail
Definition
to recoil in dread or terror
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I'd as lief
Definition
I'd rather
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