The Crucible Vocab #2
The Crucible Vocab #2
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- Preternatural
- Out of or being beyond the normal course of nature; differing from the natural; surpassing the normal or usual; extraordinary; Transcending the natural or material order; supernatural
- Vitiate
- To reduce the value or impair the quality of; To corrupt morally; debase; To make ineffective; invalidate: Corrupt
- Prate
- Empty, foolish, or trivial; idle chatter
- Talisman
- An object marked with magic signs and believed to confer on its bearer supernatural powers or protection; Something that apparently has magic power
- Truculence
- A disposition or apparent disposition to fight, especially fiercely; Ferociously cruel actions or behavior
- Slovenly
- Untidy, as in dress or appearance; Marked by negligence; slipshod (Sloppy)
- Mien
- Bearing or manner, especially as it reveals an inner state of mind; an appearance or aspect
- Progenitor
- A direct ancestor; An originator of a line of descent; a precursor; an originator; a founder
- Maw
- The mouth, stomach, jaws, or gullet of a voracious animal, especially a carnivore; The opening into something felt to be insatiable (Impossible to satisfy)
- Precipice
- An overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock, such as a crag or the face of a cliff; The brink of a dangerous or disastrous situation
- Predilection
- A partially or disposition in favor of something; a preference
- Obtuse
- Lacking quickness of perception or intellect; characterized by a lack of intelligence or sensitivity; Not distinctly felt; Not sharp pointed, or acute in form; blunt; Botany; Having a blunt or rounded tip
- Sagacity
- The quality of being discerning, sound in judgment, and farsighted; wisdom
- Petulant
- Unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered; peevish; Contemptuous in speech or behavior
- Zeal
- Enthusiastic devotion to a cause, ideal, or goal and tireless diligence in its furtherance. Passion
- Natal
- Of, relating to, or accompanying birth; Of or associated with the time or place of one's birth
- Ponderous
- Having great weight; Unwieldy from weight or bulk; Lacking grace or fluency; labored and dull
- Patriarchal
- Society run by men
- Vicissitude
- A change or variation; The quality of being changeable; mutability; One of the sudden or unexpected changes or shifts often encountered in one's life, activities, or surroundings: Difficulty
- Vivacious
- Full of animation and spirit; lively
- Unction
- The act of anointing as part of a religious, ceremonial, or healing ritual; an ointment or oil; a salve; Something that serves to soothe; a balm; Affected or exaggerated earnestness, especially in choice and use of language
- Prolix
- Tediously prolonged; wordy; Tending to speak or write at excessive length.
- Melancholy
- Sadness or depression of the spirits; gloom; Pensive reflection or contemplation; Black bile; An emotional state characterized by sullenness and outbreaks of violent anger, believed to arise from black bile.
- Tenacity
- The state or quality of being tenacious; Holding or tending to hold persistently to something, such as a point of view
- Venerable
- Commanding respect by virtue of age, dignity, character, or position; Worthy of reverence, especially by religious or historical association; Roman Catholic Church used as a form of address for a person who has reached the first stage of canonization; Used as a form of address for an archdeacon in the Anglican Church or the Episcopal Church
- Stalwart
- Having or marked by imposing physical strength; Firm and resolute; stout
- Torpid
- Deprived of the power of motion or feeling; benumbed; Dormant; hibernating; Lethargic; apathetic; inactive
- Malleable
- Capable of being shaped or formed, as by hammering or pressure; Easily controlled or influenced; tractable; Able to adjust to changing circumstances; adaptable
- Polemical
- Of, relating to, or being a polemic: Controversial; engaged in or addicted to polemics: disputatious
- Sumptuary
- Regulating or limiting personal expenditures; Regulating commercial or real-estate activities; Regulating personal behavior on moral or religious grounds