The Crucible Word Wall Part 1
1 ideology
a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture
2 paradox
a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true
3 theocracy
government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by church officials who are regarded as divinely guided
4 villainy
wretched, evil conduct
5 hearty
strong, healthy
6 quaking
trembling, shuddering, quivering with fear
7 dissembling
concealing the facts; hiding under a false pretense
8 propriety
socially acceptable behavior and speech
9 heathen
an uncivilized or irreligious person; a pagan
10 witched
affected by witchcraft; in a spell
11 opened
been honest; told the complete truth
12 trafficked
traded; had dealings or associations
13 conjured
summoned a devil or spirit by invocation or incantation
14 faction
group; clique
15 abominations
sources of utter disgust or intense dislike; hateful, disgusting actions
16 gibberish
unintelligible or meaningless language; nonsense
17 white
free from moral impurity; pure
18 Goody
usedas a title preceding a surname— usually a married woman
19 sniveling
speaking or acting in a whining, sniffling, tearful, or weakly emotional manner
20 deference
respect and esteem due a superior or an elder
21 marvel
something that causes wonder or astonishment
22 providence
event guided by God or divine leadership
23 ail
suffer ill health
24 naught
nothing
25 dwindling
steadily lessening
26 demonic
possessed or influenced by a demon; satanic; fiendish
27 vindictive
disposed to seek revenge
28 smirched
discredited or disgraced
29 corroborating
supporting with evidence or authority
30 junctures
points of time
The Crucible Word Wall Part 2
1 abyss
an immeasurably deep gulf or great space
2 intimations
hints; suggestions
3 formidable
dreadful; fearful; extremely serious
4 blink
deny; ignore; pretend not to see
5 undone
ruined; destroyed the worldly means, reputation, or hopes
6 trepidation
timorous uncertain agitation; apprehension
7 weirdish
of, relating to, or caused by witchcraft or the supernatural; strange
8 subservient
servile; cringing manner of one very conscious of a subordinate position
9 pointy
sharp; painful
10 hypocrites
persons who put on false appearances of virtue or religion
11 partisans
members of party, faction, or cause
12 calumny
the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to damage another's reputation
13 inert
motionless; inactive
14 sidles
moves or turns sideways in a furtive manner
15 pilgrimage
journey to a shrine or sacred place
16 pretense
false show
17 covenanted
formally enrolled in the church
18 notorious
widely and unfavorably known
19 prodigious
strange; unusual; portentous
20 canny
clever, shrewd, crafty
21 exudes
spreads out in all directions
22 arbitrate
to determine the outcome of a dispute
23 contiguous
touching along a boundary or at a point
24 defers
submits to another's wishes, opinion, or governance usually through deference or respect
25 fathom
understand
26 break charity with -
become alienated from
27 clap
attack with a lawsuit
28 defamation
slander; the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to damage another's reputation
29 anarchy
a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of governmental authority
30 tract
a defined area of land
The Crucible Word Wall Part 3
1 abyss
an immeasurably deep gulf or great space
2 intimations
hints; suggestions
3 formidable
dreadful; fearful; extremely serious
4 blink
deny; ignore; pretend not to see
5 undone
ruined; destroyed the worldly means, reputation, or hopes
6 trepidation
timorous uncertain agitation; apprehension
7 weirdish
of, relating to, or caused by witchcraft or the supernatural; strange
8 subservient
servile; cringing manner of one very conscious of a subordinate position
9 pointy
sharp; painful
10 hypocrites
persons who put on false appearances of virtue or religion
11 partisans
members of party, faction, or cause
12 calumny
the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to damage another's reputation
13 inert
motionless; inactive
14 sidles
moves or turns sideways in a furtive manner
15 pilgrimage
journey to a shrine or sacred place
16 pretense
false show
17 covenanted
formally enrolled in the church
18 notorious
widely and unfavorably known
19 prodigious
strange; unusual; portentous
20 canny
clever, shrewd, crafty
21 exudes
spreads out in all directions
22 arbitrate
to determine the outcome of a dispute
23 contiguous
touching along a boundary or at a point
24 defers
submits to another's wishes, opinion, or governance usually through deference or respect
25 fathom
understand
26 break charity with -
become alienated from
27 clap
attack with a lawsuit
28 defamation
slander; the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to damage another's reputation
29 anarchy
a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of governmental authority
30 tract
a defined area of land
31 inculcation
teaching and impressing by frequent repetitions or admonitions
32 avidly
eagerly
33 licentious
lacking legal or moral restraints
34 blanched
became ashen or pale
35 evade
to avoid answering directly
36 truck
have dealings; trade
37 compact
make an agreement; enter into a contract
inculcation
teaching and impressing by frequent repetitions or admonitions
avidly
eagerly
licentious
lacking legal or moral restraints
In nomine DomineSabaothsuifiliiqueite ad infernos
Latin for "In the name of the
Lord Sabbath and of his son, depart to hell."
blanched
became ashen or pale
evade
to avoid answering directly
truck
have dealings; trade
compact
make an agreement; enter into a contract