The Crucible (Vocabulary)

To desire something belonging to another

Not open or direct; sly

Undisturbed; calm

The act of repaying an injury or wrong

To escape or avoid

The practice of making accusations without proper regard for evidence.

Unblemished; pure

False show or appearance to deceive

Evil; foul; repulsive; degrading

Incompetently; Clumsily

Red Scare

A play in which the main character suffers a downfall

Trying to gain the goodwill of others

Conversation between characters in a literary work

Useful in an inferior capacity; submissive

A person of high status who possesses admirable qualities, but suffers a downfall

To correct sharply

A verbal argument or struggle; quarreling

To endanger the reputation or interests of

Completely firm and unyielding

A formal legal accusation

Postponement of a judicial sentence

Cunning; deceit; slyness

The act of thinking long and seriously

The sequence of events in a literary work

A polite or more acceptable way of saying something that may be offensive otherwise

Morally low; dishonorable