The Crucible Act 1 Vocab

Enraptured

• inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful

• unable to move or to act; sluggish

• intense pleasure or joy

• heated disagreement

Formidable

• something regarded as disgusting or hateful

• firmly held belief or opinion

• anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen               

• inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable                                                                                     

Abyss

• bottomless hole; a vast expanse or depth

• firmly held belief or opinion

• scorn; extreme dislike or disdain

• act of being fake

Apprehension

• anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen    

• bottomless hole; a vast expanse or depth     

• inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful,

• intense pleasure or joy

Inert

• scorn; extreme dislike or disdain

•  unable to move or to act; sluggish 

• heated disagreement 

• intense pleasure or joy

Conviction

• scorn; extreme dislike or disdain

• act of being fake

•  firmly held belief or opinion 

• intense pleasure or joy

Pretense

• inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable 

• scorn; extreme dislike or disdain

• something regarded as disgusting or hateful       

• act of being fake

Contempt

•  unable to move or to act; sluggish

• scorn; extreme dislike or disdain

• bottomless hole; a vast expanse or depth

• heated disagreement

Contention

• heated disagreement

• intense pleasure or joy

• inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable   

• something regarded as disgusting or hateful   

Abomination

• inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable                                                                                     

• firmly held belief or opinion

• something regarded as disgusting or hateful

• inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable