Crucible Vocab

Mulhall 22-23 Crucible vocabulary for all acts

maraud

to search through with the intent of committing robbery (raid)

propriety

socially acceptable behavior (etiquette)

partisan

inclined to favor one side (biased)

paradox

a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement

malign

having a desire to cause someone pain for the sheer enjoyment of it (malicious)

dissembling

misleading others through lies or trickery (lying)

subservient

very willing to obey someone else (obedient)

enthrall

to hold the attention of as if by a spell

intimation

a indication/ hint

vivisect

to dissect

formidable

causing fear (frightening/scary)

inculcation

to cause a person to become filled with a certain quality or principle (teach)

perpetuation

to give eternal or lasting existence to something (to honor, celebrate)

fathom

understand after much thought

seditious

inciting or causing people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch

ascertain

to discover

ingratiate

to gain approval for yourself by doing things that people like

deference

treating superior with respect

lascivious

pornographic

inanition

exhaustion

citadel

a fortress, typically on high ground, protecting or dominating a city

faction

a small organized group in a larger one

prodigious

astonishing

heresy

departure from a generally accepted theory, opinion, or practice

phalanx

a large collection of people, animals, or things often placed close together

ought

must

friction

disagreement

weighty

serious

ameliorate

to improve

entranced

enchanted

pious

loyal

pewter

silver

trifle

something with little to no importance

covet

to crave

tainted

polluted

afoot

ongoing

ineptly

poorly

obstruct

to create difficulty for someone

abomination

something hated

abundant

plentiful

affidavit

written legal document

deposition

a testifying especially before a court

effrontery

being shamelessly bold

misgivings

feelings of doubt

qualm

doubt

probity

integrity

perjury

the crime of telling a lie in court

manifest

agenda

pretense

an attempt to make something that is not the case appear true

base

vile, nasty

lecher

a man giving to seducing women

dumbfounded

stunned

lechery

excessive or offensive desire

providence

the guardianship and control excercied by a deity

gaunt

very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

excommunication

the act of banishing a member

conciliatory

making or willing to make concessions

beguile

influence by slyness

reprieve

a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort a writ from court commanding police to perform specified acts

bellow

shout loudly and without restraint

cleave

separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

disputation

the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)

indictment

an accusation of wrongdoing

gibbet

alternative terms for gallows kill by hanging

tantalize

harass with persistent criticism or carping

perplexed

full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment

penitence

remorse for your past conduct