The Crucible Vocab 2
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- parochial
- narrow, limited in scope; related to the church or parish.
- repression
- the act of restraining; holding back ideas and impulses.
- abomintation
- anything hatefull or disgusting
- antagonist
- adversary, opponent; a person who oposes or competes with another
- apprehension
- an anxious feeling of foreboding, dread; capture or arrest; understanding
- blatent
- disagreeably loud or boisterous; obvious, attracting attention; conspicuos
- conjure
- to summon a demon or spirit; to practice magic; to be sworn in conspiricy.
- contention
- strife, struggle, controversy, dispute, quarrel; a statement one argues for
- corroborate
- to make more certain the validity or truth of; to strengthen, confirm, support
- cosmology
- the study of the form, content, organization, and evolution of the universe.
- defamation
- the act of attack on ones reputation or honor through false, cruel statements.
- diabolism
- belief in or worship of the devil.
- diagnostic
- careful examination and analysis; scientific evaluation; a method of diagnosis.
- eldest
- the oldest; the firstborn or oldest survivor.
- exaltation
- a feeling of great joy, pride, power; elation; rapture
- faction
- conflic within an organization; a group working for a common cause.
- fathom
- to understand completely and thoroughly; a length of measurement for water.
- formidable
- causing fear or dread; awesome in sixe or excellence; hard to overcome.
- insoluble
- something that cannot be solved; something unable to dissolve.
- maraud
- to raid, plunder, and pillage