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American Literature
The Crucible Vocabulary: Act 3
Part I: Using Prior Knowledge and Contextual Clues
Below are the sentences in which the vocabulary words appear in the text. Read the sentence. Use any
clues you can find in the sentence combined with your prior knowledge, and write what you think the
underlined words mean on the lines provided.
1. In which she swears that she never saw familiar spirits, apparitions, nor any manifest of the Devil.
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2. He charges contemplation of murder.
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3. She glances at Abigail, who is staring down at her remorselessly.
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4. That were pretense sir.
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5. She is transfixed—with all the girls, she is whimpering open-mouthed, agape at the ceiling.
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6. Will you confess yourself befouled with Hell, or do you keep that black allegiance yet?
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7. There is prodigious fear of this court in this country__________________________________________________________________________________________
8. What more may you ask of me? Unless you doubt my probity?
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9. Cheever waits placidly, the sublime official, dutiful.
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10. Cheever waits placidly, the sublime official, dutiful.
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The Crucible Act 3 Vocabulary
Part II: Determining the meaning – Match the vocabulary words to their dictionary definitions
1. ______Manifest
A. Pleasantly calm or peaceful
2. ______Remorselessly
B. the act of pretending
3. ______Contemplation
C. integrity, and uprightness; honesty
4. ______Pretense
D. loyalty
5. ______Transfixed
E. something apparent to the sight or understanding
6. ______Allegiance
F. extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree force, etc.
7. ______Prodigious
G. thoughtful observation or meditation
8. ______Probity
H. of high moral, aesthetic, intellectual, or spiritual value
9. ______Placidly
I. Mercilessly; having no pity or compassion
10. ______Sublime
J. rendered motionless with terror, amazement or awe