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Crucible Vocabulary Words Act 1 29 words

August 19, 2008 By Diana G

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  1. predilection
    a predisposition in favor of something
  2. ingratiating
    capable of winning favor
  3. dissembling
    pretending with intention to deceive
  4. calumny
    a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
  5. inculcation
    teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition
  6. propitiation
    the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity
  7. licentious
    lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained
  8. crucible
    a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions
  9. junta
    a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power
  10. autocracy
    a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual
  11. theocracy
    a political unit governed by a deity (or by officials thought to be divinely guided)
  12. paradox
    (logic) a statement that contradicts itself
  13. ideological
    of or pertaining to or characteristic of an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
  14. ideology
    an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
  15. antagonistic
    characterized by antagonism or antipathy
  16. dramatic irony
    (theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play
  17. logical fallacy
    a fallacy in logical argumentation
  18. contentious
    inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
  19. deposition
    the act of putting something somewhere
  20. imperceptible
    impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses
  21. deferentially
    in a respectfully deferential manner
  22. anonymity
    the state of being anonymous
  23. prodigious
    so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
  24. effrontery
    audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
  25. confounded
    perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
  26. incredulously
    in an incredulous manner
  27. blanched
    (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light
  28. affidavit
    written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath
  29. irony
    incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs