The Crucible Vocabulary

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heathen

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one who does not follow Judeo-Christian or Islamic Beliefs

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conjure

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to summon through magic

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faction

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a small group within a larger one

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abomination

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a cause of disgust or abhorrence

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gibberish

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unintellible speech; nonsense

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deference

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to show politeness or respect

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naught

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nothing

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dwindling

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becoming smaller and smaller

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abyss

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a deep chasm

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intimation

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hint or suggestion

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formidable

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causing fear , apprehension, or dread

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trepidation

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filled with fear and anxiety in anticipation

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titillate

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to excite pleasurably

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notorious

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widely known for something negative

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prodigous

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of great importance

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fathom

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to understand or comprehend

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defamation

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to slander someone's reputation

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anarchy

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without order

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avidly

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eagerly

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licentious

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not adhering to normal code; lacking sexual restraint

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blanched

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to cause to turn white or become pale

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evade

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to elude or get away

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pallor

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unusual or extreme paleness, as from fear, ill health, or death; wanness

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ameliorate

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to make or becaome better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; IMPROVE; meliorate

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indignant

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feeling, characterized bye, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base

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daft

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insane, crazy

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taint

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to infect, contaminate, corrupt, spoil, to sully or tarnish (a person's reputation)

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quail

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to lose heart or courage in difficulty or danger; shrink with fear

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inept

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without skill or aptitude for a partcular task or assignment; maladroit

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abundant

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present in great quantity; more than adequate; EXCESSIVE

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befuddle

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to confuse, as with glib statements or arguements

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effrontery

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shameless or impudent BOLDNESS; barefaced audacity

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immaculate

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free from moral blemish or impuroty; PURE; undefiled

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qualm

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an uneasy feeling or pang of conscience as to conduct; compunction

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probity

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integrity, uprightness; HONESTY

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callous

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insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic

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base

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morally low; without estimable personal qualities; dishonorable; mean-spirited; selfish; cowardly

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slovenly

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unitdy or UNCLEAN in appearnace or habits

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unpertrubed

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calm and serene; unruffled

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gaunt

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extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated

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agape

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with mouth wide open, as in wonder, surprise, or eagerness

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concillatory

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to overcome the distrust or animosity of; appease

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beguile

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to inflluence by trickery, flattery, etc; MISLEAD, delude

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reprieve

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to delay the impending punnishment/sentence of (a condemned person)

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retaliate

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to return like for like (e.g. evil for evil)

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adamant

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utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings, etc.

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cleave to

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adhere closely; stick; cling

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tantalize

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to torment with, or as if with, the sight of something desired but out of reach; TEASE by arousing expectations that are repeatedly dissapointed

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crucible

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a conatiner that can resist great heat