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The Crucible Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cause to suffer

a)

indicate

b)

somber

c)

persecute

d)

heathen

2.

an authoritative rule

a)

ordinance

b)

inhabit

c)

heathen

d)

conjure

3.

courteous regard for people's feelings

a)

defude

b)

exude

c)

corruption

d)

deference

4.

Match the following

a)

grave or even gloomy in character

1.

somber

b)

a strong liking

2.

predilection

c)

raid and rove in search of plunder

3.

maraud

d)

summon into action or bring into existence

4.

conjure

e)

any system of principles or beliefs

5.

creed

5.

Parris called dancing in the forest an _______.

a)

pretense

b)

abomination

c)

pursuit

d)

indicate

6.

Puritans _______ Salem, MA.

a)

pretense

b)

exude

c)

inhabit

d)

indicate

7.

a clique that seeks power usually through intrigue

a)

conviction

b)

calumny

c)

pursuit

d)

faction

8.

use of a position of trust for dishonest gain

a)

conviction

b)

pretense

c)

corruption

d)

pursuit

9.

yield to another's wish or opinion

a)

defer

b)

hysterical

c)

calculated

d)

partisan

10.

the act of giving a false appearance

a)

partisan

b)

abide

c)

pretense

d)

hysterical

11.

characterized by a state of violent mental agitation

a)

hysterical

b)

indicate

c)

province

d)

somber

12.

Puritans were in ______ of answers to why Betty couldn't wake.

a)

corruption

b)

partisan

c)

pursuit

d)

faction

13.

Reverend Parris is known to _____ a harsh manner to his slave, Tituba.

a)

exude

b)

hysterical

c)

pursuit

d)

province

14.

Reverend Parris said Tituba waving her hands over a fire would _____ that she was conjuring spells.

a)

heathen

b)

indicate

c)

persecute

d)

partisan

15.

Salem was a _____ on the barbaric frontier.

a)

somber

b)

conjure

c)

maraud

d)

province

16.

Indian tribes were considered _____ to the Puritans.

a)

heathen

b)

abide

c)

defer

d)

conviction

17.

Abigail was very _____ in her responses to her uncle.

a)

abide

b)

calculated

c)

faction

d)

defer

18.

Match the following

a)

a false accusation of an offense

1.

calumny

b)

a fervent and even militant proponent of something

2.

partisan

c)

put up with something or somebody unpleasant

3.

abide

19.

courteous regard for people's feelings

a)

deference

b)

corruption

c)

abomination

d)

exude

20.

Students think their teacher is trying to ______ them with vocabulary.

a)

maraud

b)

conjure

c)

persecute

d)

somber