Act 3 Crucible Vocab

Daft

crazy; foolish; stupid

Contentious

likely to cause disagreement or argument

Contemptuous

manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval : feeling or showing contempt

Audible

heard or capable of being heard

Anonymity

heard or capable of being heard

Effrontery

shameless boldness

Conscience

the sense or consciousness of the moral goodness or blameworthiness of one's own conduct, intentions, or character together with a feeling of obligation to do right or be good

Manifest

readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight

Contemplation

concentration on spiritual things as a form of private devotion

remorsefully

motivated or marked by a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs

pretense

a claim made or implied

transfixed

to hold motionless by or as if by piercing

Allegiance

devotion or loyalty to a person, group, or cause