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Crucible vocab #2
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English
11th Grade
09/11/2008

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Crone
Definition
a withered, witchlike old woman
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Deposition
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Removal from an office or position
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immaculate
Definition
free from spot or stain; spotlessly clean
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Callous
Definition
made hard; hardened
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transfixed
Definition
to make or hold motionless with amazement, awe, terror, etc
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Excommunication
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the act of excommunicating
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Beguile
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to influence by trickery, flattery, mislead, delude
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Reprieve
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a respite from impending punishment, as from execution of a sentence of death
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Tainted
Definition
to corrupt morally
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Deference
Definition
respectful submission or yielding to the judgement, opinion, will
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Qualms
Definition
a sudden feeling of sickness, faintness, or nausea
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incredulous
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disclined or indisposed to belief
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Gaunt
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extremelythin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated
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Conciliatory
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To regain or try to regain (friendship or goodwill) by pleasant behavior
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Adament
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utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urging, etc
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