The Crucible

Mrs. Sellers (United States of America)
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  1. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
  2. faction
    a dissenting clique
  3. inculcate
    teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
  4. affidavit
    written declaration made under oath
  5. immaculate
    completely neat and clean
  6. puritanical
    of or relating to a certain group of English Protestants
  7. indictment
    an accusation of wrongdoing
  8. crucible
    a vessel used for high temperature chemical reactions
  9. apparition
    a ghostly appearing figure
  10. penitence
    remorse for your past conduct
  11. intimate
    marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
  12. defamation
    an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
  13. excommunicate
    expel from a church or a religious community
  14. licentious
    lacking moral discipline
  15. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  16. persuade
    cause somebody to adopt a certain position or belief
  17. gibbet
    an instrument of public execution
  18. covenant
    an agreement between a god and the people
  19. theology
    the rational and systematic study of religion
  20. lechery
    unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity
  21. begrudge
    be envious of or feel annoyance toward
Created on Wed Nov 06 09:12:03 EST 2013 (updated Wed Nov 06 09:17:56 EST 2013)

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