English VQ - The Crucible - 1

Utilitarian

Useful or practical, rather than attractive

Prodigious

Remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree

Malevolence

The desire to do evil to others

Incorrigible

(of a person or their tendencies) not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed

Philanthropy

The desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed esp. by the generous donation of money to good causes

Expiation

the process of atoning for guilt or sin

Expedient

Convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral/ a means of attaining an end

Penury

extreme poverty

Servile

having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others

Sedition

conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch

Grandiloquent

pompous or extravagant in languages style, or manner, esp. in a way that is intended to impress

Deference

Humble submission and respect

Predilection

Preference or special liking for something (bias in favor of something)

Torpor

a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy

Calumny

The making of false and defamatory statements in order to damage someone’s reputation (slander)

Effrontery

rude or arrogant behavior

Conciliatory

intended to make peace or make less hostile

Crucible

a ceramic or metal container in which metals or other substances may be melted or subjected to high temp. in OR a severe test or trial