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11th Grade
01/24/2007

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dissembling
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to give false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of.
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opened
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affording unobstructed passage or view;to clarify or show the way.
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demonic
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inspired as if by a demon,indwelling spirit,or genius.
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blink
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to close ones eyes to; to ignore; to act as if an event hadn't occured.
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pointy
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having a comparitively sharp point; Having an end tapering to a point.
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calumny
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a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something
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titillated
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to excite or arouse agreeably;to tickle by stroking lightly
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sidles
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to move sideways; to advance in an unobtrusive, furtive, or coy way
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canny
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shrewd;knowing;sagacious;caucious;careful
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incubi
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an imaginary demon or evil spirit supposed to descend upon sleeping persons; a nightmare
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poppet
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a doll;sometimes used for voodoo
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quail
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to lose heart or courage in difficulty or danger; to shrink with fear;game bird
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lief
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gladly;willingly;dear, beloved;treasured
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ineptly
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generally awkward or clumsy; absurd or foolish
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lechery
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unrestrained or excessive indulgence of sexual desire.
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allegory
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A representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or meterial forms;figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another.
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hypocrisy
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a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles,etc. that one does not really possess.
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integrity
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steadfast adherence to strict moral or ethical code
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blasphemy
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an act of cursing or reviling God
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paranoid
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suffers from baseless or excessive suspicion of the motives of others
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theocracy
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a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by authorities.
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paradox
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statement or proposition that seems self contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
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crucible
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A severe, searching test or trial
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vengeance
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the desire for revenge
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vindicitive
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disposed or inclined to revenge;vengeful; proceeding from or showing a revengeful spirit
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junta
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a deliberative or administrative council
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contentious
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characterized by arguement or controversy
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deposition
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removal from an office or position
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imperceptible
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something not capable of being perceived by the senses
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deferentially
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showing respectful submission or yield to judgement
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effrontery
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shameless or impudent boldness;barefaced audacity
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immaculate
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free from moral blemish or impurity, free from fault or flaw
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qualm
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sudden sensation or onset of faintnessor illness especiallyof nasea.
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probity
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complete and confirmed integrity;uprightness
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probity
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complete and confirmed integrity;uprightness
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callously
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intensive;made hard;unsympathetic
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blanched
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to whiten
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gaunt
Definition
extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn,as from great hunger,weariness;bleak or GRIM PLACES
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beguile
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to influence by trickery
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floundering
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to move or act clumsily and in confusion
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adamant
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utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spie of all appeals, urgings,etc.
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disputation
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the act of disputing or debating; verbal controversy;debate or discussion
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sibilance
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a hissing sound
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gibbet
Definition
gallow with a projecting arm,which dead bodies of criminals were hung and left suspended after execution.
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mettle
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courage;fortitude
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Reverend Parris
Definition
*bad with children
*disliked
*middle 40's
*spent some yrs. as merchant in Barbados
*Not liked b/c always preaches damnation
*Always wants more
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Tituba
Definition
*Parris' servant from Barbados
*In her 40's
*Ruth sent to her to raise dead babies
*Accused of being a witch
*Sang songs and danced with girls in woods.
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Abigail
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*17yrs old
*orphan
*Beautiful
*Used to work for Goody Proctor
*loves John Proctor
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Susanna Walcott
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*About 17 yrs old
*Reports to Parris about Dr. advice
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Doctory Griggs
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*Can find no cure for betty
*Says to look for unnatural things
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Goody Putnam
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*(rich snobby rude out to get others)
*heard from Collins betty flew
*Brother in law denied ministry(=revenge)James Bayley
*7 babies died
*Ruth only surviving child
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Mr. Putnam
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*Land owner
*About 50 yrs. old
*Son of the richest man in the village
*Bitter
*Feels superior to others
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Elizabeth "Goody" Proctor
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*Put Abigail out for an affair w/mr.P
*New servant=Mary Warren
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Ruth
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*Also "sick" from devil
*Cried out @ trial against Rebecca
*Sent 2 Tituba to talk to dead siblings
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Reverend Hale
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*From Beverly
*"expert" on demons,devil,etc.
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Mercy Lewis
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*Putnam's servant
*18yrs. old
*fat, merciless
*danced naked
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Marry Warren
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*17yrs. old
*servant
*suspected will tell (cowardly)
*proctor's servant
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Betty
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*Parris' daughter
*mother dead
*"sick" from devil
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Giles Corey
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*wife accused
*accuse wife of reading books
*83yrs old
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Cheever
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*jailer
*fears proctor
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Rebecca Nurse
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*72 yrs. old
*highly respected
*11 children
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Francis Nurse
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*Highly respected
*unofficial judge
*had 300 acres of land
*started out renting land
*had land war with putnam
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exodusters
Definition
25,000 slaves moved to kansas as group=protection
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Oliver O.Howard
Definition
friend of blacks, Union General taught blacks to read
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Wade Davis Bill
Definition
congress wants 10% plan to b 50% plan and promised protection of emancipation 1864
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Reconstruction Proclamation
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1865 took away the right of 1000's of confederates to vote(w/property over $20000) Required state conventions to uphold loyalty and emancipation COMPLY=SWIFTLY READMITTED
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Black Codes
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attempts to keep black in slave like position. 1st to pass 1865=Miss.&harshest most leniant=Georgia
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Alexander Stephens
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ex vice president of the Confederacy brainy leader.. S. needed these leaders=under indictment for treason
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Civil Rights Bill
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1866 Johnson vetoes it.. they still pass it. 2 give blacks citizenship rights
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Charles Sumner
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led radicals in Senate fight for racial equality
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Thaddeus Stevens
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in the house of rep. most pwrful leader, friend of blacks, on Committee of Reconstruction
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Reconstruction Act
Definition
Response to race riots 1867 divides S. into 5 districts patrolled by military. 20,000 soldiers
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Ex parte Milligan
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tribunals cannot try civilians whree civil courts are open
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