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The Crucible
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English
11th Grade
11/18/2007
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somber
 Definition
gloomy, sad
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predilection
 Definition
a preference for something        
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innate
 Definition
part of you from birth        
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ingratiate
 Definition
to get someone to like you
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perpetuate
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to preserve from extinction
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paradox
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statement that seems illogical  
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deference
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respectful or courteous regard
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providence
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divine guidance
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contention
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a struggling together in opposition
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formidable
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causing fear     
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prodigious
 Definition
extraordinary size
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licentious
 Definition
lacking ethics
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ameliorate
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to improve
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concede
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to acknowledge as true
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begrudge
 Definition
to resent
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pios
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showing religious devotion
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misgivings
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a feeling of doubt
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evasive
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avoiding
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calamity
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a disaster
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abomination
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evil act
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contemptuous
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scorn, disdain
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anonymity
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withholding name
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effrontery
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rude boldness
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probity
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honesty, integrity
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placidly
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calm    
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guile
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trickery
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incredulously
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showing doubt
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vengence
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violent revenge
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slovenly
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untidy
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transfix
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to be made motionless       
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agape
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wide open
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confound
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confuse
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bellow
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roar
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gaunt
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sickly thin
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conciliatory
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to calm
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cleave
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to stick, be loyal to
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quail
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to lose courage
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sibilance
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hissing sound
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embodiment
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give form to
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penitence
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remorse for wrongdoing
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