The Crucible - Act Four

Amy J. (United States of America)
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  1. agape
    with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe
  2. beguile
    attract; cause to be enamored
  3. cleave
    separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
  4. disputation
    a formal debate
  5. faction
    a dissenting clique
  6. excommunication
    cutting a person off from a religious society
  7. gaunt
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
  8. gibbet
    an instrument of public execution
  9. indictment
    an accusation of wrongdoing
  10. reprieve
    postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal
  11. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  12. summon
    ask to come
  13. vanity
    feelings of excessive pride
  14. penitence
    remorse for your past conduct
  15. reckon
    expect, believe, or suppose
  16. conciliatory
    making or willing to make concessions
  17. strive
    exert much effort or energy
  18. remedy
    act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
  19. belie
    represent falsely
  20. fearsome
    causing fear or dread or terror
  21. incredulous
    not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
  22. pardon
    accept an excuse for
  23. adamant
    very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
  24. cleave
    stick or hold together and resist separation
  25. steep
    devote fully to
  26. marvel
    be amazed at
  27. calamity
    an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
  28. contend
    make the subject of dispute or litigation
Created on Mon Feb 04 09:32:39 EST 2013 (updated Wed Jan 28 10:26:37 EST 2015)

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