The Crucible Vocabulary

Vocabulary terms and definitions from The Crucible study materials.

creed

Any system of principles or beliefs

maraud

Raid and rove in search of plunder

deference

Courteous regard for people's feelings, respect

enrapture

Hold spellbound

pallor

Unnatural lack of color

prodigious

Great in size, force, extent, or degree

gaunt

Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

beguile

Influence by slyness

indictment

An accusation of wrongdoing

predilection

A strong liking