The Crucible - Act I

Front 1

villainous

Back 1

adjective - 1. having a cruel, wicked, malicious nature or character.

Front 2

persecuted

Back 2

verb - 1. to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, esp. because of religion, race, or beliefs; harass persistently.2. to annoy or trouble persistently.

Front 3

heathen

Back 3

noun - 1. an unconverted individual of a people who does not acknowledge the God of the Bible; pagan. 2. an irreligious, uncultured, or uncivilized person.

Front 4

perpetuate

Back 4

verb - 1. to make perpetual. 2. to preserve from extinction or oblivion: to perpetuate one's name.

Front 5

paradox

Back 5

noun - 1. any person, thing, or situation exhibiting an apparently contradictory nature.

Front 6

abomination

Back 6

noun - 1. a vile, shameful, or detestable action, condition, habit, etc.: Spitting in public is an abomination.

Front 7

fanatic

Back 7

noun - 1. a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.

Front 8

faction

Back 8

noun - 1. a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like: a faction in favor of big business.

Front 9

abomination

Back 9

noun - a shameful action

Front 10

gibberish

Back 10

noun - meaningless talk

Front 11

providence

Back 11

noun - a manifestation of divine direction (of God)

Front 12

contention

Back 12

noun - opposition

Front 13

clamored

Back 13

loud uproar

Front 14

intimations

Back 14

noun - hints

Front 15

conjuring

Back 15

verb - to call upon or command by spell

Front 16

afflicted

Back 16

mental or bodily stress

Front 17

compact

Back 17

verb - to join together