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