The Crucible: Act I Vocab and Puritan Info

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Abomination

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A disgusting or loathsome act

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Calumny

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Hurtful Lies, Slander

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Contiguous

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connected or adjoining

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Defamation

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Damaging a reputation

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Inculcation

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Steady teaching of an idea

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Propitiation

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Pacify or appeasement

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Smirch

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To mark or make dirty

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Trepidation

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Feeling of fear or anxiety

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Crucible

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Difficult test, melting pot, transformative situation

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Similarities between Pilgrims and Puritans

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Both believed the Bible as God's word, left Church of England, sought religious freedom in America.