The Crucible Vocabulary (Quiz 4/8/26)

Base

(adjective) -> morally low; without estimable personal qualities; dishonorable; mean-spirited; selfish; cowardly

Predilection

(noun) -> a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something

Blanch

(verb) -> to whiten by removing color; bleach

Licentious

(adjective) -> unrestrained by law or general morality; lawless; immoral

Ameliorate

(verb) -> to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve

Corroborate

(verb) -> to indicate or make known indirectly; hint; imply; suggest

Probity

(noun) -> integrity and uprightness; honesty

Intimate (long a)

(verb) -> to indicate or make known indirectly; hint; imply; suggest

Abrogate

(verb) -> repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement; evade

Dissemble

(verb) -> to conceal one's real motives or emotion by pretense

Slovenly

(adjective) -> untidy or unclean in appearance or habits

Tantalize

(verb) -> To torment with, or as if with, the sight of something desired but out of reach; tease by arousing expectations that are repeatedly disappointed

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