The Crucible: Act One Vocabulary

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klatches

gatherings, usually characterized by casual conversation

lascivious

lustful

licentioius

lewd

magistrates

local officials

malevolence

illl will

malign

speak evilly of; utter false things about

manifestation

embodiment

marauded

raided

mores

moral attitudes; manners, and customs

naïve

not worldly

naught

nothing

paradox

something with seemingly contradictory elements

parochial

narrow-minded

perverse

corrupt

predilection

preference

prodigious

strange; extraordinary

propitiation

appeasement; atonement

providence

divine guidance

rankle

irritate

scourge

cause of widespread affliction