The Crucible Vocab Act 1,2,3

Blasphemy

An action that goes against God or something considered sacred

Calamity

A disaster, A misfortune

Conviction

A belief

Entranced

Spellbound, engrossed

Lechery

Excessive indulgence in sexual desire;lustfulness

Ordained

To be officially invested with ministerial or priestly authority

Providence

Divine guidance or care

Quail

To quiver in fear

Theology

The study of religious faith; The study of God

Wilted

Weakened

Allegiance

Loyalty

Anonymity

Obscurity

Augur

To foretell, to prephesy

Befouled

Tainted

Blink

To look with too little concern

Callously

Heartlessly

Confounded

Baffled, perplexed

Contempt

Dissain, Disapproval

Contemptuous

Disdainful, disapproving

Contentious

Argumentative, Quarrelsome

Effrontery

Insolence, cheekiness

Gait

A pace; A manner or rate of movement or progress

Guile

Treachery, slyness

Gulling

Taking advantage of someone who is foolish or unaware

Immaculate

Spotless, without error

Inaudibly

Quitely, Silently

Ipso Facto

Latin as inevitable result.

Manifest

Noun a perceptible, outward, or visible expression; a public demonstration of power and purpose

Mute

Silent

Perjury

Legal a lie or falsehood told to the court

Probity

Uprightness, adhering to the highest principles

Prosecutor

A person who brings a case before a court and attempts to show the guilt of the accused

Remorseless

Pitiless, merciless

Slovenly

Untidy, sloppy

Testament

Testimony, evidence

Undermine

To weaken, to challenge, to undercut

Unperturbed

Calm, untroubled

Vestry

A room used for church meetings and classes

Adamant

Obstinate, unyielding

Beguile

To deceive, to hoodwink

Belie

To give a false impression of

Cleave

To adhere firmly or loyally; to divide or split

Conciliatory

Appeasing, pacifying

Contend

To struggle, to argue with

Disputation

An argument against

Gibbet

A gallows, a place for hanging criminals

Sibilance

A sound similar to the s or sh in sash

Strive

To endeavor, to decote serious effort