The Crucible Act 4 Vocabulary
stench
a strong and very unpleasant smell "There is prodigious stench in this place." p.124
disputation
debate or argument "Goody Proctor, you are not summoned her for disputation" p.132
seeping
leaking out slowly "The place is in darkness but for the moonlight seeping through the bars" p.121
Peers
looking with difficulty at someone "He drinks, and Sarah Good comes and peers up into his face." p.122
conciliatory
overcoming distrust or hostility "Danforth, conciliatory: You misunderstand, sir; I cannot pardon these when twelve are already hanged for the same crime. It is not just." p.129
adamant
refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind "Is he yet adamant? Has he struck at you again?" p.130
indictment
the act of accusing; a formal accusation "He would not answer aye or nay to his indictment" p.135
beguile
to deceive "Beguile me not! I blacken all of them when this is nailed to the church the very day they hang for silence!" p.143
inaudibly
unable to be heard clearly "Proctor, almost inaudibly: no." p.140
gaunt
(adj.) thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren "He is gaunt, frightened, and sweating in his greatcoat." p.125