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Crucible Vocabulary
For Ms. Baptiste and Ms. Woods' English Class
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| Remiss | careless |
| smirched | soiled or smeared |
| squabble | petty noisy quarrel (argument) |
| contention | controversy |
| predilection | habit or tendency |
| Quail | to shrink, to be cowed, or to lose heart |
| diabolism | devil worship |
| lascivious | lustful, lewd |
| burlesque | Ludcirous, jocular |
| Yeomanry | British force of volunteers who are county gentleman |
| trepidation | state of alarm |
| licentious | unrestrained by rule |
| contentious | contovertial |
| contemptious | disdainful, scornful, shameful |
| effrontery | shamelessness, insolence |
| probity | integrity, high principled |
| callously | hardened, unfeeling |
| augur | to make predictions of the future |
| beguile | decieve |
| cleave | to stick or adhere like super glue |
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