crucible vocab

theocracy

-Government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by church officials who are regarded as divinely guided

-noun

villainy

• wretched, evil conduct

• noun

dissembling

• concealing the facts; hiding under a false pretense

• Verb

heathen

• And uncivilized or irreligious person; pagan

• noun

faction

• Group; secret faction; clique

• noun

Providence

-event guided by God or divine leadership

-noun

vindictive

-having strong, almost unreasonable, desire for revenge; bitter; vengeful

-adjective

ail

• suffer ill death

• verb

subservient

• servile; compliant; submissive

• adjective

prodigious

• strange; unusual; exceptionally large in size or affect

• Adjective

diabolism

• worship of the devil; devilish or wicked conduct/behavior

• Noun

defamation

• Slander; the act of uttering false charges are misrepresentations maliciously calculated to damage others reputation

• noun

ambivalence

• The state of having mixed feelings about someone or something; uncertainty; indecision

• noun

indignant

• Showing anger aroused by Something unjust, unworthy, or mean

• adjective

ameliorate

• To make better or more tolerable

• Verb

crone

• withered old women

• noun

blasphemy

-The active insulting or showing lack of reverence/praise for God

• noun

lechery

• indulgence in sexual activity; lewd or lustful behavior

• noun

conjure

• to summon a devil or spirit; to practice magical arts

• verb