Vocabulary development for the Crucible
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- Abominations
- Noun: A cause of abhorrence or disgust.
- Abyss
- Noun: a. The primeval chaos out of which it was believed that the earth and sky were formed. b. The abode of evil spirits; hell.
- Begrudge
- Transitive Verb: To give or expend with reluctance.
- Blatant
- Adjective: Usage Problem Totally or offensively conspicuous or obtrusive
- Confirm
- Transitive Verb: To make firmer; strengthen
- conjure
- intransitive verb: 2a. To summon a devil by magic or supernatural power. b. To practice black magic
- contention
- Noun: An assertion put forward in argument
- corroborate
- TRANSITIVE VERB: To strengthen or support with other evidence; make more certain.
- Dallied
- Transitive Verb: To waste (time)
- Deference
- Noun: Courteous respect
- formidable
- adjective: Difficult to undertake, surmount, or defeat
- Grievances
- Noun: 3. Obsolete a. The act of inflicting hardship or harm. b. The cause of hardship or harm.
- Ideology
- NOUN: 2. A set of doctrines or beliefs that form the basis of a political, economic, or other system.
- Ingratiating
- ADJECTIVE: 2. Calculated to please or win favor.
- Innate
- ADJECTIVE: 3. Of or produced by the mind rather than learned through experience.
- Junta
- NOUN: 2. A council or small legislative body in a government, especially in Central or South America.
- Motif
- NOUN: 3. A repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration.
- Parochial
- ADJECTIVE: Narrowly restricted in scope or outlook; provincial: parochial attitudes.
- Predilection
- NOUN: A partiality or disposition in favor of something; a preference.
- Rankle
- TRANSITIVE VERB: To embitter; irritate.
- Trafficked
- INTRANSITIVE VERB: To carry on trade or other dealings.
- Trepidation
- NOUN: 2. An involuntary trembling or quivering