The Crucible - Vocabulary Words

to support or help prove by providing information or evidence; back up; confirm; justify

the process of giving sworn evidence; testimony; evidence

fear; anxiety; worry; alarm; apprehension; dismay

conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs; deceiving; disguise; pretend

intended or likely to pacify; appeasing; peacemaking; reconcile

humble submission and respect; obedience; compliance

causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial; antagonistic

boldness; arrogance; nerve; audacity; disrespect; bad manners

a state of disorder due to absence or non-recognition of authority; absence of order

to make (something, such as a problem) better, less painful

refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind; inflexible; rigid

perfectly clean; having no flaw or error; flawless; faultless

hard to sense; faint; colorless; indistinguishable

prepared to obey others unquestioningly; extremely compliant; submissive; inferior

sin; evil; crime; abomination; immoral or grossly unfair behavior

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