The Crucible

Question 1

ameliorate

Answer 1

to become better, to prove

Question 2

autocratic

Answer 2

exercising absolute (often unwarranted) power

Question 3

anteroom

Answer 3

a waiting room or entryway

Question 4

archfiend

Answer 4

a principle; Satan, the Devil

Question 5

base

Answer 5

morally low, mean spirited

Question 6

conciliatory

Answer 6

winning over or gaining favor

Question 7

contempt

Answer 7

1) scorn, the feeling of being worthless

2) the punishable act of showing disrespect in a court of law

Question 8

cosmology

Answer 8

the study of knowledge of the universe

Question 9

dissemble

Answer 9

to conceal the truth or one’s true feelings under a false appearance

Question 10

deposition

Answer 10

the testimony of a witness under oath, not while court is in session but in a written document

Question 11

effrontery

Answer 11

shamelessness, boldness

Question 12

gaunt

Answer 12

extremely thin as from great hunger or torture

Question 13

heretic

Answer 13

a church member who holds beliefs opposed to church dogma

Question 14

ingratiate

Answer 14

to bring oneself into another’s good graces by conscious effort

Question 15

licentious

Answer 15

disregarding moral rules and standards, especially in sexual activity

Question 16

paradox

Answer 16

a statement that seems self-contradictory or absurd, but is true

Question 17

predilection

Answer 17

a preference, preconceived liking

Question 18

propriety

Answer 18

the quality of being proper; conforming to expectations or standards

Question 19

reproach

Answer 19

shame, disgrace, discredit, blame

Question 20

trepidation

Answer 20

extreme fear