The Crucible (All Vocab)

Deference

________: courteous going along with the opinions or wishes of another, showing respect.

Defamation

________: Act of harming or ruining another reputation.

Parochial

________: limited in the range of scope, narrow, provincial.

Quake

________: To shake from shock or inability.

Junta

________: a group of people who join in running a gov.

Formidable

________: Menacing, causing fear or awe.

Malign

________: To utter injuriously misleading reports about.

Orthodox

________: conforming to established standards, conventional.

Ingratiate

________: to make an effort to gain good favor with someone.

possible blind

Partisan: one who exhibits extreme and ________ allegiance to a group /cause.

Ameliorate

________: to make better, to relieve, to improve.

Conciliate

________: to reconcile, pacify.

Calamity

________: a serious event causing distress or misfortune.

Hypocrite

________: one who is insincere or deceitful.

Indignation

________: Anger as a result of something unjust.

Contempt

________: scorn, extreme dislike, or disdain.

Abrogate

________: Abolish to do away with.

Ineptness

________: lack of competence or judgment.

Reproach

________: To blame for something, a disgrace.

Abyss

________: Bottomless hole, a vast expanse or depth.

Malevolence

________: Wishing ill will or evil on someone.

Credulous

________: Believing on sight evidence gullible.

Augury

________: an omen or prophecy.

Trepidation

________: fear, trembling, agitation.

Pailor

________: extreme paleness on the face.

Baseness

________: The quality or lacking higher values.

practical matters

Prudent: wise and careful about ________.

Methodical

________: Proceeding in a regular or systematic order.

Abyss

Bottomless hole, a vast expanse or depth

Autocrat

A person with unlimited influence and authority, usually a negative word

Deference

courteous going along with the opinions or wishes of another, showing respect

Dissemble

Disguise, pretend

Dogmatic

arbitrarily strongly opinionated in an unwarranted manner

Heretical

Contrary to church doctrine, accepted beliefs/standards

Indigenous

Native to a certain area

Ingratiate

to make an effort to gain good favor with someone

innate

existing from birth, inborn

Junta

a group of people who join in running a gov

Orthodox

conforming to established standards, conventional

paradoxical

something that appears false or contradictory but is actually correct

Parochial

limited in the range of scope, narrow, provincial

Predilection

Preference

Propriety

Correct conduct

Quake

To shake from shock or inability

Savory

Appetizing

Sectarian

Member of a sect, a faction w/ extreme beliefs

Vindictive

Revengeful, spiteful

Abrogate

Abolish to do away with

Bemuse

To confuse/ bewilder

Corroboration

Confirmation

Defamation

Act of harming or ruining another reputation

Exalt

Glorify/raise in rank

Formidable

Menacing, causing fear or awe

Hypocrite

one who is insincere or deceitful

Licentious

Lacking moral/ sexual restraint

Malevolence

Wishing ill will or evil on someone

Malign

To utter injuriously misleading reports about

Methodical

Proceeding in a regular or systematic order

Partisan

one who exhibits extreme and possible blind allegiance to a group/ cause

Prodigious

extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree great in size

Prudent

wise and careful about practical matters

Resurge

To rise again

Trepidation

fear, trembling, agitation

Wily

Cunning, crafty

Adamant

inflexible, immovable

Beguile

deceive, mislead, persuade with charm

Conciliate

to reconcile, pacify

Credulous

Believing on sight evidence gullible

gaunt

Very thin, angular

rescind

Cancel

Ameliorate

to make better, to relieve, to improve

Augury

an omen or prophecy

Baseness

The quality or lacking higher values

Begrudge

To give reluctantly

Blasphemous

Irreverence, profane

Calamity

a serious event causing distress or misfortune

Confound

to cause one to become confused

Contempt

scorn, extreme dislike, or disdain

Contentious

quarrelsome, stirring controversy

Escatsy

extreme happiness

Effrontery

Extreme boldness, audacity

Indignation

Anger as a result of something unjust

Ineptness

lack of competence or judgment

Pailor

extreme paleness on the face

Placid

Peaceful, calm

Reproach

To blame for something, a disgrace

Sublime

exalted, noble, uplifting