the crucible

Question 1

adamant

Answer 1

unshakable or insistent

Question 2

afflict

Answer 2

humble- over throw- to cause persistent suffering or anguish

Question 3

beguile

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to lead by deception-hoodwink-to while away by some agreeable accupation

Question 4

confounded

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confuse, perplexed- damned

Question 5

contention

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act or instance of contending- a point abundance- rivalry, competition

Question 6

contiguous

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being in actual contact/ touching along a boundary or a point

Question 7

deference

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respect and esteem due a superior or an elder

Question 8

effrontery

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shameless boldness

Question 9

formidable

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causing fear, dread, or oppression- having qualities that discourage approach or attack

Question 10

gave

Answer 10

en excavation for burial of body

Question 11

incredulous

Answer 11

unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true

Question 12

malign

Answer 12

evil in nature, influence, or effect - malignant

Question 13

manifestation

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the act process or an instance of manifesting

Question 14

predilection

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an established preference for something

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pretense

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a claim made or implied

Question 16

prodigioud

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being an omen - resembling or befitting a prodigy

Question 17

purge

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the removal off elements or members regarded as undesirable and esp.

Question 18

quail

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to recoil in dread or terror

Question 19

rankle

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to cause anger, irritation or deep bitterness in

Question 20

sniveling

Answer 20

to run at the nose - to snuff mucus up the nose audibly- to cry or whine with snuffling, tearful or weakly emotional