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