The Crucible Act 1 Vocabulary

PREDILECTION

• lacking definite form

• pre-existing preference

• to make more bearable

• friendly

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

INGRATIATING

• charming; flattering

• concerning beauty

• having no useful result

• obviously bad or offensive

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

DISSEMBLING

• careful with money

• peculiar to an individual

• lying, concealing ones intentions

• dangerously unstable or insecure

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CALUMNY

• to make a firm decision about

• narrow-minded

• lacking imagination; dull

• false accusation; slander

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

COMPACT

• to examine carefully

• to reject with disrespect

• make an agreement; enter into a contract

• smart in a sneaky or tricky manner

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

NOTORIOUS

• to respect, honor or admire

• widely and unfavorably known

• a combination of diverse elements

• a short account of an interesting or humorous incident

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

EVADE

• to exert a strong, irresistible force on

• to make unfriendly or hostile

• to speak in favor of; promote

• avoid or escape by deceit or cleverness

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

PRODIGIOUS

• abnormal, unusual

• calm

• a component

• overused

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

DEFAMATION

• the substitution of inoffensive term for one considered offensive

• skillful deceit

• slander; the act of uttering false charges

• highly elaborate

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

MARAUD

• seeking revenge

• to guard, cautious, watchful

• to decorate

• raid and rove in search of; plunder

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4