Unit 1: Novel Study: The Crucible, Act 2

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  1. absorb
    take up mentally
  2. condemnation
    an expression of strong disapproval
  3. court
    a tribunal presided over by one or more judges
  4. faith
    complete confidence in a person or plan, etc.
  5. suspicion
    an impression that something might be the case
  6. proceeding
    a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
  7. compensate
    do or give something to somebody in return
  8. ameliorate
    make better
  9. begrudge
    allow unwillingly or reluctantly
  10. base
    having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
  11. pious
    having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
  12. account
    furnish a justifying analysis or explanation
  13. adultery
    extramarital sexual relations
  14. restrain
    keep under control; keep in check
  15. obviously
    unmistakably
  16. daft
    foolish or mentally irregular
  17. credit
    approval
  18. critical
    marked by a tendency to find and call attention to flaws
  19. warrant
    a judicial writ commanding police to perform specified acts
  20. claim
    assert or affirm strongly
Created on Mon Dec 07 08:55:24 EST 2020 (updated Thu Dec 17 14:08:32 EST 2020)

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