"The Crucible" Vocabulary Terms

A system of ideas and ideals; a belief system

• crone

• trepidation

• ideology

• calumny

A statement or proposition that contradicts itself

• paradox

• inculcation

• ideology

• ameliorate

A dissenting small group within a larger group

• paradox

• qualm

• ideology

• faction

A state of fear, anxiety, or alarm

• paradox

• subservient

• condemnation

• trepidation

False or derogatory claims about someone meant to tarnish their reputation

• befuddle

• calumny

• licentious

• deferentially

Willing to obey and take directions from others without question

• crone

• calumny

• subservient

• deferentially

Instilling knowledge or values in someone by repetition 

• ameliorate

• calumny

• imperceptible

• inculcation

Disregarding accepted rules and conventions

• ameliorate

• licentious

• imperceptible

• inculcation

To improve, make better, or easier in some way

• ameliorate

• licentious

• imperceptible

• inculcation

An ugly old woman

• beguile

• licentious

• imperceptible

• crone