The Crucible Vocab

Question 1

conviction

Answer 1

firmly held belief

Question 2

falter

Answer 2

to lose confidence

Question 3

solemn

Answer 3

demonstrating sincerity and gravity

Question 4

poppet

Answer 4

middle english

Question 5

indignant

Answer 5

angry at unfairness

Question 6

condemned

Answer 6

pronounced something or somebody as bad

Question 7

dote

Answer 7

to show extreme fondness

Question 8

base

Answer 8

lacking morals

Question 9

pious

Answer 9

religious, devout; holy or scared

Question 10

theology

Answer 10

religious theory

Question 11

daft

Answer 11

lacking common sense

Question 12

tainted

Answer 12

polluted

Question 13

calamity

Answer 13

a disastrous situation

Question 14

menacingly

Answer 14

in a threatening and dangerous manner

Question 15

lachery

Answer 15

lustful behavior

Question 16

vestry

Answer 16

a room in a church where meetings or classes are held

Question 17

remoresless

Answer 17

without compassion

Question 18

wrath

Answer 18

fury often marked by a desire for vengeance

Question 19

contentious

Answer 19

causing or likely to cause disagreement and disputes between people with different views

Question 20

deposition

Answer 20

witness’s testimony

Question 21

befuddled

Answer 21

confused

Question 22

immaculate

Answer 22

clean and free from blemishes; showing faultless perfection

Question 23

qualm

Answer 23

a misgiving, doubt, or bad feeling

Question 24

callously

Answer 24

in away that shows no concern if other people are hurt or upset

Question 25

apparition

Answer 25

an unexpected sight; a ghost

Question 26

contemplation

Answer 26

long and attentive consideration or observation of something distressed

Question 27

dumbfounded

Answer 27

temporarily speechless with astonishment

Question 28

slovenly

Answer 28

not concerned about conventional standards of personal hygiene and tidiness

Question 29

transfixed

Answer 29

made immobile from shock

Question 30

afflicted

Answer 30

distressed