The Crucible Flashcards

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Bewildered

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Adjective

Completely puzzled or confused

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Covenanted

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Verb

To promise by covenant

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Abyss

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Noun

A deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity

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Corroborating

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Verb

To make more certain

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Demonic

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Adjective

Inspired by the devil

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Conjure

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Verb

To affect or influence by invocation

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Propriety

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Noun

Conformity to established standards of good behaviour or manners

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Lucifer

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Noun

A proud and rebellious archangel

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Crucible

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Noun

A metal container to heat substances

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Overture

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Noun

An initiating move to negotiation

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Theocracy

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Noun

God-based government

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Dissembling

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Verb

To give false or misleading information

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Trafficked

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Verb

To trade or deal in a specific commodity or service

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Providence

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Noun

The foreseeing care and guidance from God

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Vindictive

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Adjective

Disposed or inclined to revenge

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Supernatural

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Adjective

Pertaining to things beyond what is natural and explainable

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Calumny

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Noun

A false and malicious statement to injure one’s reputation

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Iniquity

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Noun

A gross injustice or wickedness

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Defamation

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Noun

The act of defaming

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Inculcation

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Noun

The act of inculcation

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Antagonist

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Noun

One who is apposed to the protagonist

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Malign

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Verb

To speak harmful untruths

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Diabolical

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Adjective

Having the qualities of the devil

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Diametrically

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Adjective

Pertaining to a diameter

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Malevolence
Noun | The state or condition of being malevolent
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Exaltation
Noun | A feeling or state of extreme happiness
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Trepidation
Noun | A feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen
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Fiend
Noun | An evil spirit or demon
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Puritanical
Adjective | Practicing or affecting strict religious or moral behaviour
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Fetish
Noun | An inanimate object worshiped for its supposed magical powers
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Sorcery
Noun | The use of magic
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Propitiation
Noun | The action of propitiating or appeasing a god, spirit or person
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Theology
Noun | The study of the nature of God
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Contempt
Noun | The feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration
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Sarcasm
Noun | The use of irony to mock or convey contempt
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Ameliorate
Verb | To make something unsatisfactory better
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Fraud
Noun | Wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain
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Penitence
Noun | A feeling of regret for one's sins or misdeeds
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Purge
Verb | To rid someone of an unwanted feeling
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Conspiracy
Noun | A secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful
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Indictment
Noun | A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime
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Reprieve
Verb | To cancel or postpone the punishment of someone
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Mimic
Verb | To imitate someone or their actions or words
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Guile
Noun | Sly or cunning intelligence
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Apparition
Noun | A ghost or ghostlike image of a person
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Plaintiff
Noun | A person who brings a case against another in the court of law
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Deposition
Noun | The action of deposing somebody
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Remorseless
Adjective | Without regret or guilt
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Prosecutor
Noun | A person who institutes legal proceedings against another
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Vestry
Noun | A room or building attached to a church that is used as an office for changing into vestments