The Crucible Act 1

Ms. Cannuli (United States of America)
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  1. persecute
    cause to suffer
  2. province
    the territory in an administrative district of a nation
  3. inhabit
    live in; be a resident of
  4. creed
    any system of principles or beliefs
  5. somber
    serious and gloomy in character
  6. indicate
    designate a place, direction, person, or thing
  7. ordinance
    an authoritative rule
  8. predilection
    a predisposition in favor of something
  9. maraud
    raid and rove in search of plunder
  10. heathen
    a person who does not acknowledge your god
  11. conjure
    summon into action or bring into existence
  12. faction
    a dissenting clique
  13. abomination
    hate coupled with disgust
  14. deference
    courteous regard for people's feelings
  15. conviction
    an unshakable belief in something without need for proof
  16. corruption
    use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
  17. hysterical
    characterized by a state of violent mental agitation
  18. partisan
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  19. calumny
    a false accusation of an offense
  20. pretense
    the act of giving a false appearance
  21. exude
    release in drops or small quantities
  22. defer
    yield to another's wish or opinion
  23. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  24. abide
    dwell
  25. pursuit
    the act of following in an effort to overtake or capture
  26. calculated
    carefully thought out in advance
  27. afflict
    cause physical pain or suffering in
  28. evade
    avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
  29. exaltation
    the elevation of a person, as to the status of a god
  30. enrapture
    hold spellbound
Created on Tue Sep 17 08:19:30 EDT 2013

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