The Crucible, pages 3-34

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  1. predilection
    a predisposition in favor of something
  2. parochial
    narrowly restricted in outlook or scope
  3. ingratiating
    calculated to please or gain favor
  4. junta
    a group of officers who rule a country after seizing power
  5. dissembling
    pretending with intention to deceive
  6. propriety
    correct behavior
  7. sniveling
    whining in a tearful manner
  8. begrudge
    be envious of or feel annoyance toward
  9. providence
    a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures
  10. intimation
    an indirect suggestion
  11. formidable
    extremely impressive in strength or excellence
  12. trepidation
    a feeling of alarm or dread
  13. partisan
    an enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
  14. calumny
    a false accusation of an offense
  15. titillate
    stimulate or excite
  16. canny
    showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
  17. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  18. contiguous
    connecting without a break
  19. iniquity
    absence of moral or spiritual values
  20. abrogation
    an official or legal cancellation
  21. mores
    the conventions embodying the fundamental values of a group
  22. laxity
    an absence of rigor or strictness
  23. diabolism
    a belief in and reverence for devils (especially Satan)
  24. atomization
    separating something into fine particles
  25. lascivious
    driven by lust
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