English III--The Crucible Acts III & IV

contentious means:

• to lead by deception

• strange, unusual and sometimes portentous

• an often wearisome tenancy to quarrels & disputes

• eager to make peace

incredulously means:

• skeptical; with disbelief

• to lead by deception

• to tease or torment

• showing no emotion

affidavit means:

• strange and unusual

• testimony taken down in writing

• a sworn statement in writing made under oath

• to tease or torment

deposition means:

• eager to make peace

• to lead by deception

• showing no emotion

• testimony taken down in writing under oath

callously means:

• in a manner of feeling or showing no emotion

• to lead by deception

• in bulk, quantity, or degree

• testimony taken down in writing

adamant means:

• testimony taken down under oath

• Mrs. Erdo's dog's name

• strange, unusual or portentous

• unyielding; unshakable or immovable

conciliatory means:

• skeptically; with disbelief

• eager to make peace

• strange or unusual

• to tease or torment

beguile means:

• the time and place of a literary work

• the cell phone holder in the room

• to lead by deception

• to tease or torment a classmate

prodigious means:

• strange, unusual and sometimes portentous

• untruthful

• dramatic irony

• a reference to a well-known person, place, or thing

tantalized means:

• to please

• to tease or torment

• to show affection

• to totally hate English class