The Crucible- Act One Vocabulary
Instructions: Please define each of the following words. You will be expected to provide the part of
speech and definition for each. Some vocabulary words will have the page number next to them, so that
you may see where they are used in the play.
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Abominations (page 11)
Afflicted (page 33)
Begrudge (page 12)
Clamor (page 20)
Conjure (page 10)
Contempt (page 15)
Contention (page 17)
Defamation (page 31)
Dissemble (page 9)
Enthralled (used throughout the book)
Faction (page 10)
Heathen (page 5)
Innate (page 5)
Iniquity (page 26)
Manifest (used throughout the book)
Paradox (page 7)
Potent (used throughout the book)
Predilection (page 5)
Providence (page 13)
Subordinate (page 18)
Somber (page 4)
Trepidation (page 40)
Vindictive (page 14)
After finishing your definitions, please choose 5 words to use in sentences. You may only use one
word per sentence, and you must include context clues to show the reader that you know what the word
means. Please underline your vocabulary word
Ex: At the hospital, doctors tended to the patient who was afflicted with several broken bones.
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In this sample sentence, I can tell that “afflicted” means “to be stricken with great
physical pain or mental suffering” by the context clues. Broken bones are quite painful,
so it is evident that the writer knew what the word “afflicted” meant.