| conjured | summoned by oath or spell |
| faction | small group, usually contentious, within a larger group |
| abominations | things that elicit great dislike or abhorrence |
| inert | unable to move or act |
| partisan | militant supporter of a party, cause, faction or idea |
| hypocrites | people who say they believe one way, but whose actions show they believe another |
| calumny | false statements knowingly made to injure someone |
| prodigious | extraordinary, marvelous |
| quail | to lose courage; decline; fail; give away |
| anarchy | political disorder or confusion |
| ascertain | to find out; detect |
| diabolism | witchcraft; sorcery |
| bemused | confused |
| antagonists | 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 gain |
| pallor | extreme paleness |
| perplexed | bewildered; puzzled;confused |
| indignant | filled with an anger aroused by something unjust or unworthy |
| avidly | enthusiastically |
| sarcastical | expressing mocking or contemptuous remarks |
| base | having low moral standards; contemptible; inferior |
| tainted | having moral defect; infected |
| ineptly | awkwardly |
| calamity | disaster |
| blasphemy | an irreverent or impious act or utterance |
| menacingly | threateningly |
| lechery | promiscuity |
| providence | work of divine direction |
| daft | crazy; foolish; stupid |
| contentious | quarrelsome |
| contemptuous | scornful; disdainful |
| audible | able to be heard |
| anonymity | secrecy; having an unknown or unacknowledged name |
| effrontery | audacity; insulting boldness |
| qualm | a sensation of misgiving or uneasiness |
| manifest | something apparent to sight or understanding |
| remorselessly | mercilessly; having no pity or compassion |
| contemplation | thoughtful observation or meditation |
| pretense | the act of pretending |
| transfixed | rendered motionless with terror, amazement or awe |
| allegiance | loyalty |
| beguile | delude; cheat; divert |
| reprieve | postponement of punishment |
| statutes | a law, decree or edict |
| adamant | firm in purpose or opinion; unyielding |
| incredulously | disbelievingly |
| indictment | statement of criminal charges |
| penitence | performing of penance |
| fanatic | a person possessed by an excessive and irrational zeal, especially for a religious or political cost |
| predilection | a personal preference |
| disproportionate | out of proportion; of an unequal size or amount |
| subservient | acting like a servant |
| arbitrate | to judge or act as referee |
| iniquity | wickedness; immorality |
| deposition | a written statement by a witness |
| plaintiff | the party that institutes a suit in court |
| immaculate | without stain; pure |
| afflict | to trouble or attack, causes physical or mental suffering |
| unintelligible | incomprehensible; unable to be understood |
| excommunication | banishment from a church |
| empower | to invest with authority |
The Crucible
March 1, 2020