Moritz * English 9
Crucible Act I Vocabulary 1-1
Section I: Vocabulary Definitions
1. ideology (
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2. paradox (
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3. theocracy (
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4. heathen (
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5. deference (
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6. providence (
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7. dwindling (
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8. vindictive (
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9. smirched (
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10. corroborating (
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11. trepidation (
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12. calumny (
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13. inert (
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14. prodigious (
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15. arbitrate (
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16. fathom (
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17. inculcation (
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18. avidly (
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Section II: Sentence Fill-in
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All of us trembled in _______________ when the thunder shook the whole house.
Bobby’s strength is _______________ the longer he has to hold up the rock.
Children _______________ await the arrival of Christmas.
He showed _______________ to his superior officer.
It is a crime to use _______________ to discredit and defame another person.
It is a(n) _______________ to say that it is opposite day today.
Judge Judy will _______________ the case, but nobody expects anything to
actually be solved.
8. Just a little bit at a time, the teacher began a program of _______________ and
taught the students the complicated mathematics a little bit at a time.
9. Many people cannot _______________ how anybody hurt another person.
10. Nobody believed in his alibi because he didn’t have anybody _______________
where he actually was that night.
11. She believed it was _______________ that led her to meet the love of her life.
12. Some people can be very _______________ when a prized possession is taken
from them.
13. The Crusaders built a Christian _______________ in the holy land after they
conquered it.
14. The hero believed that villain had _______________ his honor by making fun of
him.
15. The Puritans believed that a Native American was a(n) _______________.
16. The Puritans had a(n) _______________ that was very strict and held that the
elect go to heaven and the unregenerate go to hell.
17. The top spun for a long time but eventually became _______________ and fell
over.
18. There are many _______________ events forecasted by people who believe in the
end of the world, but few take them seriously.
Word List
ideology
paradox
theocracy
heathen
deference
providence
dwindling
vindictive
smirched
corroborating
trepidation
calumny
inert
prodigious
arbitrate
fathom
inculcation
avidly
Section III: Synonyms and Antonyms
Word List
_____ ideology
_____ paradox
_____ theocracy
_____ heathen
_____ deference
_____ providence
_____ dwindling
_____ vindictive
_____ smirched
_____ corroborating
_____ trepidation
_____ calumny
Synonyms
A. belief
B. contradiction
C. religious rule
D. luck
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Antonyms
M. believer
N. disobedient
O. increasing
P. discrediting
vengeful
ridiculed
fear
defamation
_____ inert
_____ prodigious
_____ arbitrate
_____ fathom
_____ inculcation
_____ avidly
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still
judge
understand
bored
Q. unimportant
R. teaching