Crucible Vocabulary Acts III and IV

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Meaning of 'calamity' in Acts III and IV

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Disastrous event or great misfortune

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Definition of 'contentious'

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Causing or likely to cause an argument or disagreement

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Indictment in the play

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Formal accusation of a serious crime

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Definition of Perjury

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Willfully lying under oath in court

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Meaning of 'prodigious' in the play

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impressive

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Definition of 'quail' in Acts III and IV

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A type of bird

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Reprieve in the play

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Temporary suspension or delay of a punishment or sentence

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Definition of 'sibilance'

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Use of sibilant sounds in dialogue

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Transfixed: completely motionless or unable to move

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Meaning in the context of the play

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Definition of 'vestry'

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Room in a church for clergy vesting and meetings.