English vocabbb for the crucible

Scapegoat

A person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others, especially for gain.

Utilitarian

Designed to be 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 especially by the generous donation of money to good causes.

Expiation

The process of atoning for guilt or sin.

Expedient

(of an action) Convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral; a means of attaining an end.

Penury

Extreme poverty; destitution.

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 language, style, or manner, especially in a way that is intended to impress.

Abomination

A thing that causes disgust or hatred.

Deference

Humble submission and respect.

Predilection

A preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something.

Theocracy

A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.

Mitigate

Make less severe, serious, or painful.

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, or a false and slanderous statement.

Effrontery

Rude, arrogant, or impertinent behavior.

Conciliatory

Intended or likely to pacify or make less hostile.

Crucible

A ceramic or metal container in which metals or other substances may be melted or subjected to very high temperatures; or a severe test or trial.

Agape

(of the mouth) Wide open, especially with surprise or wonder.