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The Crucible Vocabulary Definitions from Secondary Solutions

This comprehensive guide provides definitions for key vocabulary from The Crucible, including abomination, contention, manifestatoin, prodigious, vindictive, and more.

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The Crucible Vocabulary Definitions from Secondary Solutions

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  1. The Crucible VocabularyDefinitions from Secondary Solutions

  2. abomination • an object of disgust, shame or dislike

  3. conjured • invoked unnatural or supernatural forces

  4. contention • disagreement; a claim made in debate

  5. deference • respect towards another’s opinion or interests

  6. innate • a quality or characteristic you are born with; something integral or important

  7. licentious • sexually immoral; lacking moral or ethical restraint

  8. manifestation • a sign; an indication of the existence of something

  9. paradox • a statement or situation which is contradictory

  10. prodigious • impressive in size or amount

  11. vindictive • purposely hurtful or hateful

  12. ameliorate • to improve or make better

  13. avid • eager for; dedicated to

  14. blasphemy • disrespect for God or other sacred things

  15. crone • a derogatory term referring to a woman’s age or appearance

  16. flailing • hitting or swinging violently

  17. indignant • annoyance or anger over an unfairness towards someone or something

  18. pallor • paleness in complexion

  19. poppet • a ragdoll

  20. vengeance • punishment in return for a wrongdoing

  21. wily • clever; deceitful

  22. abundant • an excess amount

  23. auger • a hand tool used to make holes

  24. deposition • a witness’s testimony given under oath

  25. effrontery • shameless or arrogant behavior

  26. gait • a way of walking, trotting like a horse

  27. imperceptible • unable to be perceived; tiny or insignificant

  28. incredulously • unbelievably

  29. plaintiff • a person who brings a lawsuit against another

  30. vestry • a room in a church where sacred objects are kept

  31. wrath • extreme anger; God’s punishment for sin

  32. agape • with mouth open in astonishment

  33. beguile • to charm or deceive

  34. cleave • to faithfully cling to

  35. disputation • a verbal disagreement; argument

  36. excommunication • exclusion from a church or group

  37. gaunt • excessively thin or withered

  38. gibbet • a hanging post; gallows

  39. indictment • a formal accusation before a jury

  40. reprieve • delay of punishment

  41. sibilance • a hissing sound

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