Crucible Vocabulary

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Crucible Vocabulary

• Acts I II

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Crucible N.

• A severe test
• Not this kind of test!

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Wily Adj.

• Crafty
• Sly

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Ineptly Adv.

• Incompetent
• Lacking Sense

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Quail V.

• Draw Away
• Shake In Fear

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Tainted Adj.

• Contaminated

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Prodigious Adj.

• Large
• Huge

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Calumny N.

• Slander
• Defamation

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Faction N.

• Clique
• Secret Group

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Subservient Adj.

• Submissive
• Obedient

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Canny Adj.

• Cunning
• Crafty

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Avidly Adv.

• With Extreme Eagerness

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Dissembling V.

• Pretending
• Make a false show
• Feign

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Lechery N.

• Lewd
• Lustful Behavior

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Fathom V.

• Comprehend
• Understand

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Licentious Adj.

• Promiscuous

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Abyss N.

• Immeasurably deep depth
• Void

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Inert Adj.

• Unable to move or act

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Poppet N.

• A doll

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Allegory N.

• Extended metaphor or comparison represented
  through literature
• Examples Animal Farm, Lord of the Flies, The
  Alchemist

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Verbal Irony N.

• Use of words to convey a meaning that is opposite
  of literal meaning
• Examples Lying/Sarcasm

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Vocabulary Activity

• Create sentences that contain and reveal the
  meanings of 10 vocab words. Underline the
  vocabulary words, and be sure that the meaning of
  the words is clearly revealed in your sentences.
• Choose a different 10 vocab words. Write the
  word, a definition in your own words and include
  a picture or symbol that will help you remember
  the word.