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crucible 49 words

September 13, 2009 By Timot Mc (JP, Boston, MA)
Arthur Miller's The Crucible

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  1. heathen
    a person who does not acknowledge your god
  2. conjure
    summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
  3. faction
    a dissenting clique
  4. abomination
    hate coupled with disgust
  5. gibberish
    unintelligible talking
  6. deference
    courteous regard for people's feelings
  7. naught
    a quantity of no importance
  8. dwindling
    a becoming gradually less
  9. abyss
    a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)
  10. intimation
    a slight suggestion or vague understanding
  11. formidable
    extremely impressive in strength or excellence
  12. trepidation
    a feeling of alarm or dread
  13. titillate
    excite pleasurably or erotically
  14. notorious
    known widely and usually unfavorably
  15. prodigious
    so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
  16. fathom
    a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
  17. defamation
    an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
  18. anarchy
    a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)
  19. avidly
    in an avid manner
  20. licentious
    lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained
  21. blanched
    (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light
  22. evade
    avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
  23. pallor
    unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
  24. ameliorate
    to make better
  25. indignant
    angered at something unjust or wrong
  26. daft
    informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
  27. taint
    place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
  28. quail
    small gallinaceous game birds
  29. inept
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
  30. abundant
    present in great quantity
  31. befuddle
    be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
  32. effrontery
    audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
  33. immaculate
    completely neat and clean
  34. qualm
    uneasiness about the fitness of an action
  35. probity
    complete and confirmed integrity; having strong moral principles
  36. callous
    having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear
  37. base
    lowest support of a structure
  38. slovenly
    negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt
  39. unperturbed
    free from emotional agitation or nervous tension
  40. gaunt
    very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
  41. agape
    with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe
  42. conciliatory
    making or willing to make concessions
  43. beguile
    attract; cause to be enamored
  44. reprieve
    postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
  45. retaliate
    make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil
  46. adamant
    very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
  47. cleave
    separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
  48. tantalize
    harass with persistent criticism or carping
  49. dissembling
    pretending with intention to deceive