The Crucible Act Two

Match the following:

• friction

• a long and hurried swallow

• pallor

• a young cow

• condemnation

• an expression of strong disapproval

• heifer

• an unnatural lack of color in the skin

• draught

• a state of conflict between persons

Match the following:

• dote

• to make amends for

• ameliorate

• to move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

• prod

• to urge on; cause to act

• compensate

• to make better

• falter

• to shower with love; show excessive affection for

Match the following:

• delicate

• angered at something unjust or wrong

• indignant

• of high moral or intellectual value

• base

• difficult to handle; requiring great tact

• lofty

• full of difficulty, or confusion, or bewilderment

• perplexed

• not adhering to ethical or moral principles

Match the following:

• proceeding

• a substance used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall

• magistrate

• a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

• mortar

• doubt about someone's honesty

• blasphemy

• the act of depriving something of its sacred character

• misgiving

• a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law

Match the following:

• deliberate

• to think about carefully, weigh

• concede

• to turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

• flinch

• admit or acknowledge, often reluctantly

• flush

• to wish, long, or crave for

• covet

• to draw back, as with fear or pain

Match the following:

• daft

• foolish or mentally irregular

• glaring

• shining intensely

• evasive

• deliberately vague or ambiguous

• ordained

• invested with ministerial or priestly functions

• wily

• marked by skill in deception

Correctly use the word lechery in a complete sentence (you may use a form of the word). Use correct capitalization and punctuation.

Match the following:

• inept

• in a manner marked with extreme care or delicacy

• critical

• difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze

• petty

• forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis

• subtle

• small and of little importance

• gingerly

• generally incompetent and ineffectual

Correctly use the verb form of the word warrant in a complete sentence. Use proper capitalization and punctuation.

Correctly use the word proportionate in a complete sentence. Use correct capitalization and spelling in your sentence.