The Crucible: Vocab #3

The Crucible:

Vocab #3​

Pronounced "in-ti-m8"

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To hint at or imply subtly​

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Ex: Nodding her head in the direction of the cute boy, my best friend intimated her interest in him.

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Ex: ​She wouldn't say it directly, but Claire intimated that Josh was the guilty party.

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Intimate (verb)

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Something handed down from an ancestor​

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Ex: My mother passed down the family legacy of showing kindness to everyone.

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Ex: The family business was a legacy that would one day be passed down to me.​

Legacy (noun)

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Pronounced "Lie-sen-chiss"

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Having no moral discipline

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Ex: Abigail Williams is a licentious girl because she rarely does the right thing.

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Ex: ​John Proctor's licentious affair with Abigail created a rift within his marriage.

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Licentious (adjective)

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Person who suffers death

or exclusion rather than

change a principle

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Ex: Saint Paul was a martyr for his faith.

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Ex: The soldier became a martyr when he threw himself on the live grenade to save his squad.

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Martyr (noun)

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​Person who does not follow current customs or traditions

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Ex: My non-comformist friend despises Taylor Swift and Dua Lipa.

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Ex: ​I want to be a non-conformist, who marches to the beat of my own drum.

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Non-Conformist (noun)

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Person who brings a lawsuit to court

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Ex: The plaintiff accused the defendant of stealing her car.

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Ex: The plaintiff's lawyer presented evidence that the defendant committed the crime.

Plaintiff (noun)

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The act of pretending

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Ex: Abigail told John Proctor that the girls' actions were all pretense.

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Ex: When my mom cooks dinner, I put on the pretense of enjoying broccoli to be polite.

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Pretense (noun)

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Great in size or force; extraordinary; ominous

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Ex: There is a prodigious fear of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts.

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Ex: The school faced a prodigious attendance issue; very few students came to school.

Prodigious (adjective)

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Multiple Choice

Which word is not a noun?

• Plaintiff

• Pretense

• Prodigious

• Non-Conformist

Multiple Choice

Which word means "great in size or force" ?

• Licentious

• Prodigious

• Ephemeral

Multiple Choice

Which word is an adjective that describes someone who has no moral discipline?

• Prodigious

• Contentious

• Licentious

Honesty; Integrity

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Ex: Danforth is offended that anyone would question his probity.

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Ex: Academic probity is required at Magnificat; cheating is not tolerated.

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Probity (noun)

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rigorous in observing religion; stern morality

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Ex: The man was puritanical about his worship; he required the whole family to pray silently each hour.

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Ex: The term puritanical comes from the stern morality of the Puritan people.

Puritanical (adjective)

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n: person forced to carry blame for others

v: to pass blame to others

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Ex: Ann Putnam made Rebecca Nurse into a scapegoat, on which to blame her babies' deaths.

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Ex: My sister tends to scapegoat me rather than own up to her mistakes.

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Scapegoat (noun or verb)

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implied; not spoken

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Ex: The agreement was tacit — confirmed only by the man's silent nod.

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Ex: Not calling out racism can sometimes amount to tacit acceptance of it.

Tacit (adjective)

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​can be seen or touched; concrete

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Ex: The author's descriptions made the characters seem almost as tangible as all of us in the room.

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Ex: I prefer to handwrite my assignments in a tangible way, rather than type them online.

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Tangible (adjective)

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a government run by church leaders (theo=religion, ocracy=government)

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Ex: In 1692, Salem, Massachusetts was a theocracy.

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Ex: Some countries are run by a theocracy, which restricts religious freedoms to those of the governing church.

Theocracy (noun)

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Multiple Choice

Which word means can be seen or touched; concrete?

• Intangible

• Prodigious

• Tacit

• Tangible

Multiple Choice

Which word means persistent or hard-working?

• Prodigious

• Assiduous

• Licentious

Multiple Choice

Which word means banishment from a church?

• Scapegoat

• Theocracy

• Excommunication

Multiple Choice

Which word means a severe test or trial?

• Excommunication

• crucible

• legacy

• calamity

Multiple Choice

Which correctly uses the word DEMAGOGUE?

• Demagogue in order to get power.

• He was a demagogue, who united all people for one cause.

• Hitler was a demagogue, who used propaganda to turn people against the Jewish population.