Bowen-The Crucible Acts III and IV

Melany B. (United States of America)
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  1. abundant
    present in great quantity
    The city is one of the richest regions in China thanks to its abundant natural resources.
  2. auger
    a hand tool used to bore holes
    Mention is made also of boring out eyes with augers and burning on slow fires.
  3. deposition
    a pretrial interrogation of a witness
    Bressler said he read numerous depositions of Apple employees and discovered the company employed special machine processes, for instance.
  4. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
    The magistrate raised his eyebrows at our effrontery and then cleared his throat again.
  5. gait
    an animal's manner of moving
    He since has gained 10 back, but looked noticeably thinner and his walking gait appeared affected.
  6. imperceptible
    impossible or difficult to sense
    A needle had been moved forward an imperceptible fraction.
  7. incredulous
    not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
    He had been incredulous, but the evidence seemed overwhelming.
  8. plaintiff
    a person who brings an action in a court of law
    “There are no profits for plaintiff to recover,” the company wrote.
  9. vestry
    a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held
    While they yet spoke, a tall, slight figure, robed in black, came out of the vestry, passed up the stairs, and ascended the pulpit.
  10. wrath
    intense anger
    His speech seemed to escape in fierce little jets of repressed wrath.
  11. agape
    with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe
    Under a relentless sun, riders' faces reflected the agony: tongues wagging, teeth gritting, mouths agape.
  12. beguile
    attract; cause to be enamored
    Havana is beguiling from a distance, especially its old colonial buildings bathed in tropical sunshine.
  13. cleave
    separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
    He had not gone far when he came upon a poor peasant cleaving wood.
  14. disputation
    a formal debate
    We didn't become friends at all in fact we were in constant disputation.
  15. excommunication
    cutting a person off from a religious society
    But Clement, anxious to protect Robert, threatened Henry with excommunication.
  16. gaunt
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
    Apple shrugged off initial inquiries about Jobs’ health and said in one instance that his gaunt appearance was due to a “common bug.”
  17. gibbet
    an instrument of public execution
    His corpse was publicly hanged on a gibbet in the city of Trent.
  18. indictment
    a formal document charging a person with some offense
    The indictment handed down by a federal grand jury late on Thursday charges Terence "T.J."
  19. reprieve
    relieve temporarily
    Eight other states sought but were not granted a reprieve.
  20. sibilant
    a consonant characterized by a hissing sound
    He hissed out the word with sibilant wrath, and threw off his light coat.
Created on Tue Aug 28 10:59:24 EDT 2012 (updated Fri Jan 18 09:07:29 EST 2013)

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