the crucible list #2

Tainted

having a moral defect; infected

Inept

awkward; showing no skill; clumsy

Calamity

disaster

Lechery

promiscuity; unrestrained or excessive indulgence of sexual desire.

Menacing

threatening

Daft

crazy; insane

Contentious

quarrelsome

Compact

making an agreement; entering into a contract

Anonymity

secrecy; having an unknown or unacknowledged name

Qualm

a sensation of misgiving or uneasiness

Manifest

something apparent to the sight and understanding

Heathen

not religious, uncivilized person

Contemplation

thoughtful observation or meditation

Pretense

the act of pretending

Dissembling

concealing the facts

Beguile

deceive

Reprieve

to delay the punishment of

Smirched

discredited; disgraced

Incredulous

disbelieving

Indictment

statement of criminal charges

Penitence

act of feeling regret for having done wrong

Trafficked

traded

Imperceptible

extremely subtle or gradual

Affidavit

a sworn testimony under oath

Gibbet

gallows; execute by hanging