Crusible Vocab 1-26 Flashcards
(26 cards)
Faction
Small group, usually contentious, within a larger group.
Conjured
Summoned by oath or spell
Abominations
Things that elicit great dislike or abhorrence.
Inert
Unable to move or act
Hypocrites
People who say they believe one way, but whose actions show they believe another
Partisan
Militant supporter of a party, cause, faction, or idea.
Calumny
False statement knowingly made to injure someone.
Prodigious
Extraordinary; marvelous
Quail
To lose courage; decline; fail; give way
Anarchy
Political disorder and confusion
Ascertain
Find out; detect
Diabolism
Witchcraft ; sorcery
Bemused
Confused
Antagonist
Adversaries; opponents
Propitiation
Appeasement
Licentious
Having no regard for accepted rules or standards
Evade
Escape or avoid by cleverness or deceit
Ecstatic
In a state of exalted delight
Condemnation
Severe reproof; strong censure
Fraud
Deliberate deception for unfair or unlawful gains
Pallor
Extreme paleness
Perplexed
Bewildered; puzzled; confused
Indignant
Filled with an anger aroused by something unjust or unworthy
Avidly
Enthusiastically