| A | B |
|---|
| crucible | a severe test or trial |
| theocracy | government ruled by religious authority |
| calamity | an event that causes great distress and suffering; a disaster |
| contentious | inclined to argue; quarrelsome |
| excommunication | to deprive of the right of church membershi by official authority |
| fanatic | a person that is excessively or unreasonably devoted to a cause or belief |
| immaculate | perfectly clean; pure; free od sin |
| plaintiff | the party that institutes a lawsuit in a court of law |
| subservient | inclined or willing to submit to others |
| unintelligible | difficult or impossible to understand |
