The Crucible Vocabulary

A complete set of vocabulary flashcards for Arthur Miller's The Crucible.

Providence

benevolent guidance of God or nature

Corroborate

to confirm or support

Clamor

a loud outcry; uproar

Calumny

a false and malicious statement; slander

Sidle

to move sideways, especially shyly or stealthily

Exude

1. to pass out in drops, as through pores; ooze 2. to seem to radiate

Iniquity

1. wickedness 2. a wicked or unjust act

Ken

a range of knowledge

Inculcation

to impress upon the mind, as by insistent urging

Abrogate

to abolish; repeal; annul

Conjure

to summon a demon or spirit, etc. by magic

Licentious

morally unrestrained; lascivious

Pallor

unnatural paleness

Ameliorate

to make better; improve

Indignant

feeling or expressing anger, especially at an unjust or mean action

Wily

crafty; sly

Misgiving

a disturbed feeling of fear, doubt, etc.

Daft

1. silly 2. insane

Quail

to recoil in fear

Effrontery

impudence (rudeness); audacity (boldness)

Probity

honesty; integrity

Perjury

the willful telling of a lie while under oath

Gull

to cheat or trick

Incredulous

unwilling to believe