The Crucible - Act Three

Amy J. (United States of America)
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  1. abundant
    present in great quantity
  2. auger
    a hand tool used to bore holes
  3. deposition
    a pretrial interrogation of a witness
  4. affidavit
    written declaration made under oath
  5. contempt
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  6. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
  7. gait
    an animal's manner of moving
  8. imperceptible
    impossible or difficult to sense
  9. callously
    in a callous way
  10. incredulously
    in a disbelieving manner
  11. plaintiff
    a person who brings an action in a court of law
  12. remorseless
    without mercy or pity
  13. vestry
    a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held
  14. fancied
    formed or conceived by the imagination
  15. wrath
    intense anger
  16. contention
    the act of competing as for profit or a prize
  17. pretense
    the act of giving a false appearance
  18. vague
    lacking clarity or distinctness
  19. manifest
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
  20. perjury
    criminal offense of making false statements under oath
  21. guile
    shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
  22. sibilant
    a consonant characterized by a hissing sound
  23. afflict
    cause physical pain or suffering in
  24. dumbfounded
    as if rendered speechless with astonishment and surprise
  25. gull
    make a fool or dupe of
Created on Mon Feb 04 09:28:52 EST 2013 (updated Tue Jan 27 08:04:46 EST 2015)

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