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List 3 Vocab- The Crucible
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English
11th Grade
09/26/2006

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Ameliorate
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Improve
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Contempt
Definition
dishonor; disrespect
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Fraud
Definition
intentional dishonesty
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Sarcasm
Definition
ironic utterance designed to hurt someone
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Theology
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the study of religious faith; practice and experience
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Apparition
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unexpected sight; a ghost
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Deposition
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Testimony under oath
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Guile
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cunning talk or conduct
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mimic
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to immitate
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Plaintiff
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a person who brings a legal action
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Prosecutor
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a person instituting an official process of pursuing formal charges against an offender
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Remorseless
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merciless; relentless, no guilt or pain
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Vestry
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a room in the church used for meetings
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Reprieve
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to delay the punishment of
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Conspiracy
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the act of plotting
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Indictment
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statement charging someone
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Penitence
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remorse or regret of sin
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Purged
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to clear of guilt and free and free of moral or ceremonial defilement; to cleanse
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