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The crucible vocab
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64
English
8th Grade
12/12/2011

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Term
creed
Definition
religion what you believe in
noun
Term
heathen
Definition
someone who did not believe in god, uncivilized,uncultured
noun
Term
preverse
Definition
a desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable, does something that is counter to what is expected
adjective
Term
barred
Definition
forbidden not allowed
verb
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conjure
Definition
bring by magic, to summon of to call (spirits), to make appear,
verb
Term
faction
Definition
a group, a political party, a small organized group
noun
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abomination
Definition
anything that is greatly dislike of hated, loathed, abhorred
noun
Term
demonic
Definition
inspire by demon, characteristics of evil spirit
adjective
Term
formidable
Definition
to cause fear, dread, apprehension
adjective
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inert
Definition
still, not moving, no strength
adjective
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vindictive
Definition
wants revenge, vengeful
adjective
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prodigious
Definition
great, wonderful, marvelous, big in #
adjective
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afflicted
Definition
affected, troubled, distress, pain, illness, suffering,
adjective
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avidly
Definition
enthusiastically, with interest
adverb
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evade
Definition
avoid, get away from,
verb
Term
reprimanding
Definition
rebuke, criticize someone sharply, chided, chastised
verb
Term
bewildered
Definition
perplex, puzzled, confused, befuddled, quizzical
adjective
Term
mock
Definition
scoff, jeer, tease, ridicule, contempt
verb
Term
compensate
Definition
counterbalance, pay or reward, make up to
verb
Term
entranced
Definition
put into a trance, enraptured, filled with delight
verb
Term
condemned
Definition
to express judgment or strong disapproval
verb
Term
deference
Definition
respect
noun
Term
superiority
Definition
quality or state of being higher or better
noun
antonym- inferiority
Term
licentious
Definition
lawless, immoral, bad, evil, malicious,
Term
trepidation
Definition
with fear alarm or agitation.
Term
pious
Definition
orthodox very religious
adjective
Term
theology
Definition
monotheism, study of religion, study of god
noun
Term
ordained
Definition
to appoint, to become a rabbi, priest, minister
Term
evase
Definition
avoiding confrontation, evade
adjective
Term
ineptly
Definition
no skill, awkward, clumsy
antonym- deftly
adverb
Term
vengence
Definition
a desire for revenge
noun
Term
fraud
Definition
trickery, deceit, trickery, a person or a thing intending to deceive. a fake.
noun
Term
lechery
Definition
adultery, cheating,
noun
Term
lechery
Definition
adultery, cheating,
noun
Term
daft
Definition
crazy foolish
adjective
Term
menacingly
Definition
threatening, causing evil
adverb
Term
gingerly
Definition
with great care, delicately
adverb
Term
remorseless
Definition
merciless, pitiless, relentless, guiltless
adjective
Term
contempt
Definition
showing disrespect of disobedience to the law
noun
Term
beckons
Definition
to signal of direct with with a gesture, to lure of entice
verb
Term
beckons
Definition
to signal of direct with with a gesture, to lure of entice
verb
Term
baffled
Definition
bumfuzzled, perplexed, bewildered, befuddled, puzzled
adjective
Term
callously
Definition
showing cruelty, insensitively, hardly, unsympathetic
adverb
Term
inaudibly
Definition
not able to be heard
adverb
Term
apparitions
Definition
a supernatural appearance (ghost)
noun
Term
affadavit
Definition
a written declaration made before a judge or official, a legal document, deposition.
noun
Term
pretense
Definition
pretending or feigning, lie
noun
Term
immaculate
Definition
perfect, spotless, clean
Term
incredulously
Definition
not willing or able to believe something
adverb
Term
manifest
Definition
obvious, clear, apparent, plain, to the eye
verb
Term
harlot
Definition
prostitute, whore, slut
noun
Term
unperturbed
Definition
remains unbothered, unconcerned,
adjective
Term
transfixed
Definition
make or hold with motionless, or amazement, fear, awe, horror,
verb
Term
compacted
Definition
joined or packed together, closely or firmly united,
verb
Term
denounce
Definition
publicly declare to be wrong or evil,
verb
Term
deception
Definition
the act of misleading by false apparent or statement'
noun
Term
quailed
Definition
to lose heart or courage in a danger difficulty,
verb
Term
befouled
Definition
filthy, soiled
adjective
Term
transformation
Definition
a dramatic change in form appearance, or character,
noun
Term
bellowing
Definition
roar, animal cry, hollow loud animal cry, yammer,
verb
Term
contention
Definition
debate, dispute, heated disagreement, rivalry
noun
Term
retaliation
Definition
vengeance, fighting back, eye for an eye
noun
Term
conspired
Definition
to agree together especially secretly and to do something illegally or bad, act together in a harmful act, secret
con- with
verb
Term
beguile
Definition
to trick, mislead, to deceive
verb
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