Crucible Vocabulary Act 1 - Pretest

persecute

• to oppress a race or group of people because of ethnicity or religion
• a statement of beliefs or set of principles
• very strong, effective, or powerful; exerting persuasion, influence, or force
• something which has qualities that seem to contradict each other

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

creed

• a statement of beliefs or set of principles
• punishment
• dread
• ill feeling toward something or toward somebody, usually as a result of ill-usage or insult, or an instance of these

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

potent

• very strong, effective, or powerful; exerting persuasion, influence, or force
• an opinion or claim stated in the course of an argument
• to oppress a race or group of people because of ethnicity or religion
• punishment that is inflicted in return for a wrong

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

paradox

• something which has qualities that seem to contradict each other
• difficult to deal with or overcome
• ill feeling toward something or toward somebody, usually as a result of ill-usage or insult, or an instance of these
• very strong, effective, or powerful; exerting persuasion, influence, or force

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

vengeance

• punishment that is inflicted in return for a wrong
• a statement of beliefs or set of principles
• to invoke supposed supernatural forces; to influence with spells
• an opinion or claim stated in the course of an argument

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

apprehension

• dread
• difficult to deal with or overcome
• dissenting minority within a larger group
• an opinion or claim stated in the course of an argument

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

resentment

• ill feeling toward something or toward somebody, usually as a result of ill-usage or insult, or an instance of these
• an opinion or claim stated in the course of an argument
• punishment that is inflicted in return for a wrong
• to oppress a race or group of people because of ethnicity or religion

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

contention

• an opinion or claim stated in the course of an argument
• great in amount, size, or extent
• to invoke supposed supernatural forces; to influence with spells
• difficult to deal with or overcome

formidable

• difficult to deal with or overcome
• insincere or false behavior; pretending
• prepared to obey others unquestioningly
• to invoke supposed supernatural forces; to influence with spells

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

conjure

• to invoke supposed supernatural forces; to influence with spells
• to cause severe mental or physical distress to somebody
• great in amount, size, or extent
• insincere or false behavior; pretending

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4