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The Crucible Act II Vocabulary

Ms. Geller Winter 2013. The Crucible Act II Vocabulary. Falter: to be unsure or weak. EXAMPLE SENTENCE: Elizabeth: John, if it were not Abigail that you must go to hurt, would you falter now?.

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The Crucible Act II Vocabulary

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  1. Ms. Geller Winter 2013 The Crucible Act II Vocabulary

  2. Falter: to be unsure or weak • EXAMPLE SENTENCE: Elizabeth: John, if it were not Abigail that you must go to hurt, would you falter now?

  3. Magistrate: a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses) • EXAMPLE SENTENCE: The magistrate sits in your heart that judges you.

  4. Compensate: do or give something to somebody in return • EXAMPLE SENTENCE: When will you proceed to keep this house as you are paid nine pound a year to do -- and my wife not wholly well? as though to compensate, Mary Warren goes to Elizabeth with a small rag doll.

  5. Marvel: something that causes feelings of wonder • EXAMPLE SENTENCE: But be that not a marvel?

  6. Conviction: an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence • EXAMPLE SENTENCE: Proctor, without conviction: They dismissed it.

  7. Traffic: deal illegally • EXAMPLE SENTENCE: You will never believe I hope, that Rebecca trafficked with the Devil.

  8. Daft: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular • EXAMPLE SENTENCE: Proctor: I have never knew until tonight that the world is gone daft with this nonsense.

  9. Grapple: to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match • EXAMPLE SENTENCE: Now Hell and Heaven grapple on our backs, and all our old pretense is ripped away-- make your peace!

  10. Providence: a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures • EXAMPLE SENTENCE: It is providence, and no great change; we are only what we always were, but naked now.

  11. Brim: the top edge of a vessel or other container • EXAMPLE SENTENCE: Mary Warren: They had Doctor Griggs examine her, and she's full to the brim.

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