English 2 Honors- Crucible Vocabulary

Internal Conflict

when a character struggles with their own opposing desires or beliefs

External Conflict

sets a character against something or someone beyond their control

Allegory

a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

Belie

1. Fail to have an opinion on something

2. Betray

Gibbet

to hang the body of an executed criminal in chains

Denounce

publicly declare to be wrong or evil

Quail

To lose courage; decline; fail; give away

Lechery

lustfulness

Poppet

small figure of a human being used in sorcery and witchcraft.

Magistrate

a civil officer or lay judge who administers the law

Prodigious

1. Huge

2. unnatural or abnormal

Covenanted

a person bound by God's law and scriptures

Pretense

pretending with intention to deceive

Naught

nothing

Pulpit

Platform

Faction

a group of people inside a political party, club, government working against the other groups

Conjure

all upon a spirit or ghost

Trafficked

being in league with

( For example: Tituba denies trafficking with the devil)

Heathen

worshipers of gods other than the God of the Christian Bible.

dissembling

conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs

Aye

yes

Crucible

1.) a severe test or trial designed to bring about change or reveal an individual's true character.

2.) a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions