The Crucible - Vocab

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Awe

noun / a feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder.

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Beguile

verb / to influence by trickery or flattery.

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Calumny

noun / the making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation; slander.

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Creed

noun / a system of Christian or other religious belief; a faith that you live by.

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Crucible

noun / a situation of severe trial, or in which different elements interact, leading to the creation of something new.

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Deference

noun / humble submission and respect.

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Deposition

noun / the process of giving sworn evidence.

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Exaltation

noun / a feeling of extreme happiness.

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Guile

sly or cunning intelligence.

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Indictment

/ noun / a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime.

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Manifest

  1. Verb / to make evident or certain by showing or displaying

  2. Noun / list of passengers or an invoice of cargo for a vehicle

  3. Adj. / easily understood or recognized by the mind

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Ordinance

noun / a piece of legislation enacted by a municipal authority.

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Partisan

noun / a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person.

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Penitence

noun / the action of feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentance.

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Perjury

noun / willingly lying under oath.

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Predilection

noun / a preference for something; a bias in favor of something.

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Pretense

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

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Prodigious

adjective / remarkably great in size.

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Providence

noun / the protective care of God or of nature as a spiritual power.

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Testify

verb / give evidence as a witness in a law court.

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