Crucible Vocabulary Words Act 1

Diana G
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  1. predilection
    a predisposition in favor of something
  2. ingratiating
    capable of winning favor
  3. dissembling
    pretending with intention to deceive
  4. calumny
    a false accusation of an offense
  5. inculcation
    teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction
  6. propitiation
    the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity
  7. licentious
    lacking moral discipline
  8. crucible
    a vessel used for high temperature chemical reactions
  9. junta
    a group of officers who rule a country after seizing power
  10. autocracy
    a theory favoring unlimited authority by an individual
  11. theocracy
    a political unit governed by a deity
  12. paradox
    a statement that contradicts itself
  13. ideological
    relating to the characteristic thinking of a group
  14. ideology
    an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group
  15. antagonistic
    characterized by feelings of intense dislike or hostility
  16. dramatic irony
    when the audience understands something the characters don't
  17. logical fallacy
    an error in reasoning that undermines an argument
  18. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  19. deposition
    the act of putting something somewhere
  20. imperceptible
    impossible or difficult to sense
  21. deferentially
    in a respectfully deferential manner
  22. anonymity
    the state of being unknown
  23. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  24. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
  25. confounded
    perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
  26. incredulously
    in a disbelieving manner
  27. blanched
    developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light
  28. affidavit
    written declaration made under oath
  29. irony
    incongruity between what might be expected and what occurs
Created on Tue Aug 19 09:40:30 EDT 2008

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