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20 Cards in this Set
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Agape |
With mouth open in astonishment. |
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Beguile |
To charm or deceive. |
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Cleave |
To faithfully cling to. |
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Disputation |
A verbal disagreement, argument. |
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Excommunication |
Exclusion from a church or group. |
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Gaunt |
Excessively thin or withered. |
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Gibbet |
A hanging post; gallows. |
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Indictment |
A formal accusation before a jury. |
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Reprieve |
Delay of punishment. |
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Sibilance |
A hissing sound. |
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Hale begged Elizabeth to visit John in order to get a confession. |
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Elizabeth told John that Giles was pressed to death. |
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Reverend Hale visited the condemned to pray with them and to get them to confess. |
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Parris suggested to Danforth that the hangings should be postponed for fear of riots. |
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John was eventually hung because he would not let them “take” his name. |
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Abigail and Mercy Lewis stile Parris’ money and ran away. |
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In the beginning of Act Four, Tituba and Sarah Good were waiting for the devil to take them to Barbados. |
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There were so many people put in jail that cows were wandering the highroads. |
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Parris saw a dagger on the ground when he opened the door to leave his house. |
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Elizabeth’s life was spared because she was pregnant. |
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