Grade 11: Unit 5, Whole-Class Learning

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  1. vindictive
    disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge
    His vindictive nature was demonstrated long before the witchcraft began.
  2. calumny
    a false accusation of an offense
    In Proctor's presence a fool felt his foolishness instantly—and a Proctor is always marked for calumny therefore.
  3. defamation
    an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
    Is it the Devil's fault that a man cannot say you good morning without you clap him for defamation?
  4. condemnation
    an expression of strong disapproval
    Proctor, holding back a full condemnation of her: It is a fault, it is a fault, Elizabeth—you're the mistress here, not Mary Warren.
  5. magistrate
    a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law
    They've sent four judges out of Boston, she says, weighty magistrates of the General Court, and at the head sits the Deputy Governor of the Province.
  6. proceeding
    a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
    And what of these proceedings here? When will you proceed to keep this house, as you are paid nine pound a year to do—and my wife not wholly well?
  7. remorseless
    without mercy or pity
    JUDGE HATHORNE ENTERS. He is in his sixties, a bitter, remorseless Salem judge.
  8. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
    This is a court of law, Mister. I'll have no effrontery here!
  9. callous
    emotionally hardened
    Then you tell me that you sat in my court, callously lying, when you knew that people would hang by your evidence?
  10. conciliatory
    intended to placate
    Danforth, conciliatory: You misunderstand, sir; I cannot pardon these when twelve are already hanged for the same crime. It is not just.
  11. adamant
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
    Is he yet adamant? Has he struck at you again?
  12. disputation
    a formal debate
    Goody Proctor, you are not summoned here for disputation.
  13. audio
    a transmitted signal you can hear
    Before the arrival of television, audio plays were popular on the radio.
  14. inflection
    the modification of pitch, tone, or volume when speaking
    Inflection conveys emotion, and is part of an actor's interpretation of a character.
  15. expression
    the style of communicating beliefs or opinions
    The expression in a voice may hint at a character's unspoken thoughts or feelings.
Created on Wed Sep 23 10:34:07 EDT 2020 (updated Fri Sep 25 13:48:31 EDT 2020)

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