The Crucible Vocabulary - Act 1

Inert

• Unable to sleep

• Unable to move

• Unable to speak

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Persecute

• Cause to suffer

• Arresting a person

• To try a person in court

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Conceive

• To name something

• To have an idea for something

• To have a strong belief in something

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.4B

Creed

• The written teachings of a religious group

• The written teachings of a school or institution

• The written law of a place

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Somber

• Happiness

• Cloudy

• Serious or gloomy

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Ordinance

• A public speech

• A person in charge

• An authoritative rule

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Predilection

• Knowing something will happen before it happens

• A predisposition in favor of something

• A predisposition against something

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Rankle

• To make resentful or angry

• To wrinkle something

• To make happy

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Maraud

• To raid in search of treasure

• To hide something

• To irritate

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Defile

• Disorganization

• A strong belief

• To place under suspicion

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4