The Crucible

Question 1

Adamant

Answer 1

(adj.)an unbreakable or extremely hard substance.

The bird house is adamant because it didn’t break when it fell off the tree.

Question 2

Afflict

Answer 2

(verb) to distress so severely as to cause persistent suffering or anguish.
When i found out that my friend stole my favorite pair of earrings i felt so afflicted that i was shaking.

Question 3

Beguile

Answer 3

(verb) to lead by deception; to engage the interest of by or as if by guile.
The puppy was beguiled when his owner gave him a treat to get in his cage.

Question 4

Confounded

Answer 4

(adj.) confused;perplexed

I was confounded when i saw that i got a 63 on my test that i studied all night for!

Question 5

Contention

Answer 5

(noun) an act or instance or contending; a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument; competition.
My sister and i are always in contention with each other to see who cane get better grades.

Question 6

Contiguous

Answer 6

(adj.) being in actual contact: touching along a boundary or at a point.
When i was finally in contiguous with the kangaroo i was excited to tell my friends that i was able to touch a kangaroo.

Question 7

Deference

Answer 7

(noun) respect and esteem due to a superior or an elder: affected or ingratiating regard for an other’s wishes.
I really am deferenced towards my Dad and Mom because he has done many good things that i hope i take after.

Question 8

Effrontery

Answer 8

(noun) shameless boldness: insolence

I feel effrontery when i yell at someone for doing something stupid or dangerous to others or themselves.

Question 9

Formidable

Answer 9

(adj.) causing fear or apprehension: having qualities that discourage approach or attack: trending to inspire awe or wonder.
I was formidable when i saw the king cobra strike at its prey.

Question 10

Grave

Answer 10

(noun) weighty; serious consideration in greater harm or damage; significantly serious; burial of a body, clean and pay with pitch, slowly
I sat at the grave where my grandparents where to remember the memories.

Question 11

Incredulous

Answer 11

(adj.) unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true.

I was incredulous when i found of my pet died.

Question 12

Malign

Answer 12

(adj.) to utter injurious misleading or false reports.

The news cast person gave malign reports about the missing person.

Question 13

Manifestation

Answer 13

(noun) manifesting, visible expression, public demonstration of power.
The manifestation of the actor appearing on the screen sent the crowd roaring with applause.

Question 14

Predilection

Answer 14

(noun)
a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something.
My predilection towards ice cream is like a fat kid that loves cake.

Question 15

Pretense

Answer 15

(noun)
an attempt to make something that is not the case appear true.
My sister pretense the situation to make it like i spilled the milk.

Question 16

Prodigious

Answer 16

(adjective)
remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree.
The Prodigious life span of an african grey bird is longer then the normal birds.

Question 17

Purged

Answer 17

(verb) rid (someone) of an unwanted feeling, memory, or condition, typically giving a sense of cathartic release.
I purged my friend after she was crying to me about what the kids in school said about her a week ago.

Question 18

Quail

Answer 18

(noun) a small, short-tailed Old World game bird resembling a small partridge, typically having brown camouflaged plumage.
The quail was so beautiful.

Question 19

Rankle

Answer 19

(verb) (of a wound or sore) continue to be painful; fester.

My wound began to rankle when i went swimming in my grandmothers pool.

Question 20

Sniveling

Answer 20

(verb) cry and sniffle

I heard the sniveling of a little kid lost in the store.