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Crucible Vocabulary
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English
10th Grade
10/22/2009

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Ameliorate
Definition
(Verb) To make or become better; improve
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Belligerent
Definition
(Adjective/Noun) Adjective – 1. Inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive.
Noun – One that is hostile or aggressive, especially one that is engaged in war.
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Clandestine
Definition
(Adjective) Kept or done in secret, often in order to conceal an illicit or improper purpose.
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Crucible
Definition
(Noun) 1. A vessel made of a refractory substance such as graphite or porcelain, used for melting and calcining materials at high temperatures. 2. A severe test, as of patience or belief; a trial. 3. A place, time, or situation characterized by the confluence of powerful intellectual, social, economic, or political forces.
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Daft
Definition
(Adjective) 1. Mad; crazy. 2. Foolish; stupid.
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Dissembling
Definition
(Verb) 1. To disguise or conceal behind a false appearance. 2. To make a false show of; feign.
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Formidable
Definition
(Adjective) 1. Arousing fear, dread, or alarm 2. Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder 3. Difficult to undertake, surmount, or defeat
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Hackneyed
Definition
(Adjective) Overfamiliar through overuse; trite.
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Impugn
Definition
(Verb) To attack as false or questionable; challenge in argument
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Inequity
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(Noun) 1. Injustice; unfairness. 2. An instance of injustice or unfairness
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Infer
Definition
(Verb) 1. To conclude from evidence or premises. 2. To reason from circumstance; surmise 3. To lead to as a consequence or conclusion 4. To hint; imply.
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Intimation
Definition
(Adjective/Noun) Adjective – 1. Marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity. 2. Relating to or indicative of one's deepest nature 3. Essential; innermost 4. Marked by informality and privacy 5. Very personal; private 6. Of or involved in a sexual relationship.
Noun - A close friend or confidant.
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Licentious
Definition
(Adjective) 1. Lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint, especially in sexual conduct. 2. Having no regard for accepted rules or standards.
Term
Motif
Definition
(Noun) 1a. A recurrent thematic element in an artistic or literary work. b. A dominant theme or central idea. 2. Music A short rhythmic or melodic passage that is repeated or evoked in various parts of a composition. 3. A repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration.
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Pious
Definition
(Adjective) 1. Having or exhibiting religious reverence; earnestly compliant in the observance of religion; devout. 2a. Marked by conspicuous devoutnes. b. Marked by false devoutness; solemnly hypocritical 3. Devotional 4. Professing or exhibiting a strict, traditional sense of virtue and morality; high-minded. 5. Commendable; worthy
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Predilection
Definition
(Noun) A partiality or disposition in favor of something; a preference.
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Propitiation
Definition
(Noun) 1. The act of propitiating. 2. Something that propitiates, especially a conciliatory offering to a god.
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Sanctimonious
Definition
(Adjective) Feigning piety or righteousness
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Vehement
Definition
(Adjective) 1. Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid 2. Marked by or full of vigor or energy; strong
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Vociferous
Definition
(Adjective) Making, given to, or marked by noisy and vehement outcry.
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