The Crucible Vocabulary
pretense
a false show or appearance
misgiving
a feeling of doubt, distrust, and anxiety
incidiment
a formal legal accusation, charging the commision of an act , which is punishable by law
adamant
completely firm and unyielding
guile
cunning;slyness
vile
evil, foul; repulsive; degrading
ineptly
incompetently; awkward, dumsily
naive
lacking knowledge of the ways of the world
base
morally low; dishonorable
subtle
not open, direct, or obvious
reprieve
official postponement of the carrying out sentore
retaliation
the act of repaying an injury
contemplation
the act of thinking about something long and bad
covet
to desire, especially to an excessive degree
compromise
to endanger the reputation
evade
to escape or avoid, as by cleverness
reprimand
to reprove or correct sharply
conciliatory
trying to gain the good will of another
immaculate
unblemished; flawless;degrading
unperturbed
undisturbed; calm
subservient
useful, and inferior capacity
contention
verbal argument or struggle