| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |
| paradox | a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by church officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| villainy | wretched, evil conduct |
| hearty | strong, healthy |
| quaking | trembling, shuddering, quivering with fear |
| dissembling | concealing the facts; hiding under a false pretense |
| propriety | socially acceptable behavior and speech |
| heathen | an uncivilized or irreligious person; a pagan |
| witched | affected by witchcraft; in a spell |
| opened | been honest; told the complete truth |
| trafficked | traded; had dealings or associations |
| conjured | summoned a devil or spirit by invocation or incantation |
| faction | group; clique |
| abominations | sources of utter disgust or intense dislike; hateful, disgusting actions |
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language; nonsense |
| white | free from moral impurity; pure |
| Goody | used as a title preceding a surname—a usually married woman of lowly station |
| sniveling | speaking or acting in a whining, sniffling, tearful, or weakly emotional manner |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| marvel | something that causes wonder or astonishment |
| providence | event guided by God or divine leadership |
| ail | suffer ill health |
| naught | nothing |
| dwindling | steadily lessening |
| demonic | possessed or influenced by a demon; satanic; fiendish |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge |
| smirched | discredited or disgraced |
| corroborating | supporting with evidence or authority |
| junctures | points of time |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| intimations | hints; suggestions |
| formidable | dreadful; fearful; extremely serious |
| blink | deny; ignore; pretend not to see |
| undone | ruined; destroyed the worldly means, reputation, or hopes |
| trepidation | timorous uncertain agitation; apprehension |
| weirdish | of, relating to, or caused by witchcraft or the supernatural; strange |
| subservient | servile; cringing manner of one very conscious of a subordinate position |
| pointy | sharp; painful |
| hypocrites | persons who put on false appearances of virtue or religion |
| partisans | members of party, faction, or cause |
| calumny | the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to damage another’s reputation |
| inert | motionless; inactive |
| titillated | aroused; excited |
| sidles | moves or turns sideways in a furtive manner |
| pilgrimage | journey to a shrine or sacred place |
| pretense | false show |
| covenanted | formally enrolled in the church |
| notorious | widely and unfavorably known |
| prodigious | strange; unusual; portentous |
| canny | clever, shrewd, crafty |
| exudes | spreads out in all directions |
| arbitrate | to determine the outcome of a dispute |
| contiguous | touching along a boundary or at a point |
| defers | submits to another’s wishes, opinion, or governance usually through deference or respect |
| fathom | understand |
| break charity with | become alienated from |
| clap | attack with a lawsuit |
| defamation | slander; the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to damage another’s reputation |
| anarchy | a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of governmental authority |
| tract | a defined area of land |
| inculcation | teaching and impressing by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| avidly | eagerly |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| In nomine Domine Sabaoth sui filiique ite ad infernos | Latin for “In the name of theLord Sabaoth and of his son, depart to hell.” |
| blanched | became ashen or pale |
| evade | to avoid answering directly |
| truck | have dealings; trade |
| compact | make an agreement; enter into a contract |
The Crucible Vocabulary (ACT 1)
February 27, 2020