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Crucible Vocabulary

Crucible Vocabulary. Acts I & II. Worth 10 points on your Test Friday!. Use each word in a sentence showing understanding. You will turn this in with your Test on Friday!!. Crucible – N. A severe test Not this kind of test!. Wily – Adj. Crafty Sly. Ineptly – Adv. Incompetent

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Crucible Vocabulary

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  1. Crucible Vocabulary Acts I & II

  2. Worth 10 points on your Test Friday! • Use each word in a sentence showing understanding. • You will turn this in with your Test on Friday!!

  3. Crucible – N. • A severe test Not this kind of test!

  4. Wily – Adj. • Crafty • Sly

  5. Ineptly – Adv. • Incompetent • Lacking Sense

  6. Quail – V. • Draw Away • Shake In Fear

  7. Tainted – Adj. • Contaminated

  8. Prodigious – Adj. • Large • Huge

  9. Calumny – N. • Slander • Defamation

  10. Faction – N. • Clique • Secret Group

  11. Subservient – Adj. • Submissive • Obedient

  12. Canny – Adj. • Cunning • Crafty

  13. Avidly – Adv. • With Extreme Eagerness

  14. Dissembling – V. • Pretending • Make a false show • Feign

  15. Lechery – N. • Lewd • Lustful Behavior

  16. Fathom – V. • Comprehend • Understand

  17. Licentious – Adj. • Promiscuous

  18. Abyss – N. • Immeasurably deep depth • Void

  19. Inert – Adj. • Unable to move or act

  20. Poppet – N. • A doll

  21. Allegory – N. • Extended metaphor or comparison represented through literature • Examples: Animal Farm, Lord of the Flies, The Alchemist

  22. Verbal Irony – N. • Use of words to convey a meaning that is opposite of literal meaning • Examples: Lying/Sarcasm

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