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The Crucible Vocabulary Part 1

Act 1

  1. Heathen (n.) -an irreligious or uncivilized person

  1. Conjure (v.) - to practice magic

  1. Faction (n.) - a group within a larger group

  1. Abomination (n.) - a vile action, condition, or habit

  1. Gibberish (n.) - meaningless talk; nonsense

  1. Deference (n.) - respectful yielding to another

  1. Naught (n.) - nothing

  1. Dwindling (v.) - to shrink or diminish

  1. Abyss (n.) - a vast chasm; Hell

  1. Intimation (n.) - a hint; suggestion

  1. Formidable (adj.) - strong; powerful; causing fear

  1. Trepidation (n.) - tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation

  1. Titillate (v.) - to excite agreeably

  1. Notorious (adj.) widely and unfavorably known

  1. Prodigious (adj.) - extraordinary; arousing admiration

  1. Fathom (v.) - comprehend; understand

  1. Defamation (n.) - the injuring of one’s reputation

  1. Anarchy (n.) - confusion; chaos; disorder

  1. Avidly (adv.) - enthusiastically, eagerly

  1. Licentious (adj.) - sexually unrestrained; immoral

  1. Blanched (adj.) - to become pale

  1. Evade (v.) - to escape or avoid

Act 2 

  1. Pallor (n.) - extreme paleness

  1. Ameliorate (v.) - to improve; to make better

  1. Indignant (adj.) - offended; insulted

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The Crucible Vocabulary Part 1

Act 1

  1. Heathen (n.) -an irreligious or uncivilized person

  1. Conjure (v.) - to practice magic

  1. Faction (n.) - a group within a larger group

  1. Abomination (n.) - a vile action, condition, or habit

  1. Gibberish (n.) - meaningless talk; nonsense

  1. Deference (n.) - respectful yielding to another

  1. Naught (n.) - nothing

  1. Dwindling (v.) - to shrink or diminish

  1. Abyss (n.) - a vast chasm; Hell

  1. Intimation (n.) - a hint; suggestion

  1. Formidable (adj.) - strong; powerful; causing fear

  1. Trepidation (n.) - tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation

  1. Titillate (v.) - to excite agreeably

  1. Notorious (adj.) widely and unfavorably known

  1. Prodigious (adj.) - extraordinary; arousing admiration

  1. Fathom (v.) - comprehend; understand

  1. Defamation (n.) - the injuring of one’s reputation

  1. Anarchy (n.) - confusion; chaos; disorder

  1. Avidly (adv.) - enthusiastically, eagerly

  1. Licentious (adj.) - sexually unrestrained; immoral

  1. Blanched (adj.) - to become pale

  1. Evade (v.) - to escape or avoid

Act 2 

  1. Pallor (n.) - extreme paleness

  1. Ameliorate (v.) - to improve; to make better

  1. Indignant (adj.) - offended; insulted

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