Act I Crucible Vocabulary

unable to move or resist motion

• inert

• conceive

• somber

• defile

cause to suffer

• perpetuation

• apprehension

• persecute

• snivel

have the idea for

• snivel

• corruption

• blatant

• conceive

the written body of teachings of a religious group

• corroborate

• creed

• repression

• injunction

grave or even gloomy in character

• trepidation

• enthrall

• somber

• enrapture

an authoritative rule

• begrudge

• exaltation

• blanch

• ordinance

a predisposition in favor of something

• repression

• predilection

• defamation

• vindictive

make resentful or angry

• rankle

• creed

• maraud

• somber

raid and rove in search of plunder

• exude

• ordinance

• maraud

• apprehension

place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

• canny

• defile

• trepidation

• iniquity