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The Crucible
vocabulary and terms etc from The Crucible
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11th Grade
10/20/2009
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aye
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yes
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deference
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respect
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providence
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God's will
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blatantly
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openly
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vindictive
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vengeful;full of revenge
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contempt
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disrespect
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contention
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argument;competition
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intimations
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private thoughts
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formidable
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large;important;and/or respected
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hypocrite
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someone who says one thing, but does the opposite
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fraud
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fake
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titillated
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excited;aroused
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pretense
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lies
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covenant
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promise
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notorious
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known for being bad/wicked
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prodigious
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large, important, and/or respected
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inquisitive
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full of questions
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contigious
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adjacent
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intiquity
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sin
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licentious
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not law-abiding
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vile
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wicked
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villanous
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wicked
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persecuted
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harassed
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barbaric
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uncivilized
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sect
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group of people with the same beliefs
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dallied
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wasted time
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ordinances
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laws
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magistrates
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judges
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predilection
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preference
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marauded
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attacked/robbed violently
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heathen
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devil-worshipper
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parochial
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belonging to the church
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citadel
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stronghold
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homage
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respect
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inert
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motionless
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dissemble
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lie(not tell the truth)
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propriety
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social correctness
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conjure
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call spirits from the dead
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faction
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a political party; a group of people who have the same beliefs
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abominations
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terrible things
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gibberish
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talk that can't be understood
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sniveling
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whining
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pallor
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paleness
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perplexed
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confused
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indignant
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angry
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flailing
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struggling
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calamity
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disaster
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blasphemy
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something disrespectful to God
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lechery
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adultery
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poppet
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rag doll
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crone
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old woman
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daft
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silly;stupid
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pious
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religious
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remorseless
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without emotion;without pity
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wrath
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anger
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mute
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silent
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effrontery
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bold rudeness
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immaculate
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pure
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probity
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honesty
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placidly
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calmly;peacefully
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callously
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without emotion;without pity
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apparitions
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ghosts
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guile
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deceit;lies
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harlot
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prostitute
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denounce
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blame or accuse
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transformation
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change
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gaunt
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very thin (to the point of being too thin to be healthy)
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gibbet
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the gallows (i.e., the apparatus for hanging people)
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beguile
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deceive; lie
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flounder
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struggle
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adamant
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unyielding;not stopping
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cleave
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come together;also means split apart
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disputation
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argument
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incredulously
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disbelievingly
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lewd
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obscene
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grapple
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struggle;wrestle
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fornication
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adultery
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