The Crucible

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Predilection

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a preference for something

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ingratiating

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to be able to win the favor of

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dissembling

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to hind under a false appearance

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calumny

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a misrepresentation intended to blacken another’s reputation; fram

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inculcation

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to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions

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propitiation

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the act of gaining or regaining the favor of

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licentious

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lacking legal or moral restraints

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Pallor

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deficiency of color especially of the face

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ameliorate

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to make better or more tolerable

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avid

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eager

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base

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low in place or position

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deference

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respect and esteem due a superior or an elder

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theology

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the study of religious faith, practice, and experience

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quail

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to recoil in dread or terror

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gingerly

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very cautious or careful

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abomination

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extreme disgust and hatred

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blasphemy

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the act of insulting or showing contemp or lack of reverence for God

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Contentious

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likely to cause strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties

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deposition

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an act of removing from a position of authority

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imperceptible

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extremely slight, gradual, or subtle

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deferentially

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showing or expressing respect and esteem due a superior or an elder

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anonymity

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the quality or state of being unnamed/unidentified

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prodigious

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being an omen

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effrontery

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shameless boldness

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confounded

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to be to ruin

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incredulously

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unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true

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blanched

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to bleach by excluding light

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Agape

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wide open

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conciliatory

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to gain by pleasing acts

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beguile

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to lead by deception

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floundering

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to struggle to move or obtain footing

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retaliation

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to repay as an injury in kind

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adamant

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unshakable

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cleave

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to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly

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sibilance

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a “s” or “sh” quality or sound

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tantalized

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to cause one to be teased or tormented by showing something desirable but out of reach

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purged

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to clear of guilt