The Crucible Vocab List 2

give (someone) something, typically money, in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury incurred; recompense

• compensate

• faction

• falter

start to lose strength or momentum

• falter

• vague

• blasphemy

extremely unpleasant 

• vile

• vague

• prodigious

 of uncertain, indefinite, or unclear character or meaning

• vague

• falter

• vile

the act or offense of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk

• blasphemy

• adamant

• baffle

the condition of being anonymous; lack of outstanding, individual, or unusual features; impersonality

• anonymity

• baffle

• faction

remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree

• prodigious

• anonymity

• falter

refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind

• adamant

• anonymity

• faction

totally bewilder or perplex

• baffle

• vile

• compensate

a small organized dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics

• faction

• compensate

• vile