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THE CRUCIBLE
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70
Language - English
10th Grade
05/08/2012

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THeocracy
Definition
gov of state by immediate divine guidance or by church officials who are regarded as divinely guided
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dissembling
Definition
concealing the facts; hiding under false pretence
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white
Definition
free from moral impurity' pure
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abyss
Definition
great space
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blink
Definition
deny ignore
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pointy
Definition
sharp painful
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hypocrites
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persons who put on false appearences of virtue or religion
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prodigious
Definition
strange'unusual, portentous
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Anarchy
Definition
a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of governmental authority
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evade
Definition
to avoid answering correctly
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poppet
Definition
small doll
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deferentially
Definition
in manner of showing respect to superior or elder
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slovenly
Definition
lazily slipshod
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gaunt
Definition
thin and angular
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retaliation
Definition
returning like for like or vegeance for an injury
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idealogy
Definition
manner or content of thinking characteristic
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paradox
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true but contradicts common sense
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villainy
Definition
evil conduct
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hearty
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strong healthy
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quaking
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tremble, shudder with fear
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propiety
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socially acceptable behavior and speech
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heathen
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uncivil or pagan
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witched
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affect by witchcraft' spell
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opened
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honest
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trafficked
Definition
traded; associated with
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conjured
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summoned a devil or spirit by invocation or incantation
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faction
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group or secret faction, clique
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abominations
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sources of utter disgust or intense dislike
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gibberish
Definition
nonsense unmeaningful language
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goody
Definition
preceding a surname -usually married women of lowly station
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sniveling
Definition
whining, sniffeling, tearful etc
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deference
Definition
respect and esteem due to elder or superior
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marvel
Definition
soemthing that couses wonder or astonishment
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providence
Definition
event guided by god or divine leader
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ail
Definition
suffer ill health
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naught
Definition
nothing
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dwindling
Definition
steadily lessening
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demonic
Definition
possessed by demon satanatic
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vindicitive
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disposed to seek revenge
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smirched
Definition
discredited, disgraced
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corroborating
Definition
supporting with evidence or authority
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junctures
Definition
points of time
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intimations
Definition
hints, suggestions
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formidible
Definition
dreadful, fear serious
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undone
Definition
ruined, destroyed, rep. hopes etc.
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trepidation
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timorous uncertain agitation
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weirdish
Definition
strange, relating to witchcraft
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subservient
Definition
servile, cinging manner of on every ocncious of a subordinate position
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partisans
Definition
members of party faction or cause
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calumny
Definition
act to damage one's rep
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inert
Definition
motionless
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titillated
Definition
aroused, excited
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ameliorate
Definition
to make berrer or more tolerable
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affidavant
Definition
a sworn statement in writing that made especially under oath or on affirmation beforean authorized magistrate or officer
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depostion
Definition
testimony taken dowm under writing an oath.
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affrontry
Definition
shameless ; boldness
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qualm
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misgiving: feeling of uneasiness in conscience
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ipso facto
Definition
latin: "by the fact self"
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probity
Definition
honesty integrity
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gait
Definition
pace a mnner or rate of movement or progress
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callousy
Definition
in manner of feeling no emotion
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auger
Definition
tool used for boring or drilling holes
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incredulously
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skeptically : with disbelief
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base
Definition
disregarding contemptous
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unperturbed
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untroubled
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gulling
Definition
taking advantage of
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agape
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state of wonder
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gibbet
Definition
gallows, used for hanging
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sibilance
Definition
a hissing sound
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tantalized
Definition
teased; fascinated
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