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The Crucible Vocabulary

The Crucible Vocabulary. Apparitions- noun. Unexpected appearance Syn. ghost Ant. mortals The apparitions or ghostly figures that appeared in the haunted house scared me to death. Augur- verb. To predict (some future event) Syn. foretell

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The Crucible Vocabulary

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  1. The Crucible Vocabulary

  2. Apparitions- noun • Unexpected appearance • Syn. ghost • Ant. mortals • The apparitions or ghostly figuresthat appeared in the haunted house scared me to death.

  3. Augur- verb • To predict (some future event) • Syn. foretell • Supposedly, Miss Cleo has the ability to augur the future.

  4. Callous- adjective • Emotionally hardened; unfeeling; unsympathetic • Syn. insensitive • Ant. understanding; sensitive • The callous individual didn’t appear to have any sympathy whatsoever, and he was always bullying the other kids at school.

  5. Conjure- verb • To call or bring into existence by or as if by magic • Syn. summon; invoke • Ant. exorcise • People who conjure spirits often are able to contact the dead.

  6. Contempt- noun • Strong disrespect; evaluation as worthless or mean • Syn. disdain; scorn • Ant. respect; honor; admiration • Many people think of Hitler with contempt because they view him as a horrible man who committed terrible acts.

  7. Corroborating- verb • To make certain; confirm • Syn. verify; support; validate • Ant. refute • He corroborated my account of the accident by providing details that matched my information.

  8. Covenanted- verb • To enter into an agreement, usually formal, between two or more persons to do or not do something specified • Syn. agreed • Ant. disagreed • The rulers of each nation covenanted to end the war, and they signed an official document to make it legal.

  9. Crucible- noun • A severe, searching test or trial • Syn. Test • Rebecca Nurse faced a crucible of her faith when she was accused of witchcraft; she had to decide if she would stay true to her beliefs or give a false confession.

  10. Defamation- noun • False or unjustified injury of the good reputation of another as by slander or libel • Syn. falsehood • Ant. truth • She sued the magazine for defamation of character because the writer of the article falsely said that she was in rehab for drug addiction.

  11. Deposition- noun • The giving of testimony under oath • Syn. affidavit • Ant. nullification • In his court deposition, Joe told the truth about his involvement in the robbery.

  12. Diametrically- adv. • Directly opposite • Syn. contrarily • Ant. similarly; identically • Sample sentence: Some Democrats are diametrically opposed to the ideas of the Republicans because their ideas are completely opposite.

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