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The Crucible
vocabulary and terms etc from The Crucible
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Language - English
11th Grade
10/20/2009

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aye
Definition
yes
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deference
Definition
respect
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providence
Definition
God's will
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blatantly
Definition
openly
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vindictive
Definition
vengeful;full of revenge
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contempt
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disrespect
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contention
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argument;competition
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intimations
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private thoughts
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formidable
Definition
large;important;and/or respected
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hypocrite
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someone who says one thing, but does the opposite
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fraud
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fake
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titillated
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excited;aroused
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pretense
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lies
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covenant
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promise
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notorious
Definition
known for being bad/wicked
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prodigious
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large, important, and/or respected
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inquisitive
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full of questions
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contigious
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adjacent
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intiquity
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sin
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licentious
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not law-abiding
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vile
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wicked
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villanous
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wicked
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persecuted
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harassed
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barbaric
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uncivilized
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sect
Definition
group of people with the same beliefs
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dallied
Definition
wasted time
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ordinances
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laws
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magistrates
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judges
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predilection
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preference
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marauded
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attacked/robbed violently
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heathen
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devil-worshipper
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parochial
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belonging to the church
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citadel
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stronghold
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homage
Definition
respect
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inert
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motionless
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dissemble
Definition
lie(not tell the truth)
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propriety
Definition
social correctness
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conjure
Definition
call spirits from the dead
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faction
Definition
a political party; a group of people who have the same beliefs
Term
abominations
Definition
terrible things
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gibberish
Definition
talk that can't be understood
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sniveling
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whining
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pallor
Definition
paleness
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perplexed
Definition
confused
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indignant
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angry
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flailing
Definition
struggling
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calamity
Definition
disaster
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blasphemy
Definition
something disrespectful to God
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lechery
Definition
adultery
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poppet
Definition
rag doll
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crone
Definition
old woman
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daft
Definition
silly;stupid
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pious
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religious
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remorseless
Definition
without emotion;without pity
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wrath
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anger
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mute
Definition
silent
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effrontery
Definition
bold rudeness
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immaculate
Definition
pure
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probity
Definition
honesty
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placidly
Definition
calmly;peacefully
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callously
Definition
without emotion;without pity
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apparitions
Definition
ghosts
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guile
Definition
deceit;lies
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harlot
Definition
prostitute
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denounce
Definition
blame or accuse
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transformation
Definition
change
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gaunt
Definition
very thin (to the point of being too thin to be healthy)
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gibbet
Definition
the gallows (i.e., the apparatus for hanging people)
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beguile
Definition
deceive; lie
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flounder
Definition
struggle
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adamant
Definition
unyielding;not stopping
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cleave
Definition
come together;also means split apart
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disputation
Definition
argument
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incredulously
Definition
disbelievingly
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lewd
Definition
obscene
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grapple
Definition
struggle;wrestle
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fornication
Definition
adultery
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