The Crucible Vocabulary

Rude; insolent; bold

• deposition

• effrontery

• trepidation

• imperceptible

resolute; stubborn; unyielding

• corroborate

• subservient

• adamant

• ameliorate

the act of giving a false appearance

• predilection

• ordinance

• deposition

• pretense

summon into action or bring into existence

• evade

• exude

• vilify

• conjure

To the Puritan Society of Salem, Sarah good, who did not attend church, appeared to be a ​ (a)   ​ .

• heathen

• persecuted

• paradox

• manifestation

• calumny

Giles Corey sued many people in this society, including Proctor, for ​ (a)   which he felt might damage his reputation in the society.

• defamation

• deposition

• contention

• dissembling

• manifestation

Because of Reverend Hale's ​ (a)   he quit the court after Act III, and then he offered ​ (b)   opposition to the court's goal by praying with those who were accused.

• creed

• formidable

• deposition

• ingratiating

• faction

• parochial

• vindictive

• perjury

• charity

Rude; insolent; bold

• deposition

• effrontery

• trepidation

• imperceptible

resolute; stubborn; unyielding

• corroborate

• subservient

• adamant

• ameliorate

the act of giving a false appearance

• predilection

• ordinance

• deposition

• pretense