The Crucible Week 1, Day 1 Vocab

He attributes all the evils that afflict society to the pressure of competition, whereby the weaker are driven to the wall.

• make harder to deal with

• cause pain and suffering

• put pressure on

• not win

He wanted to ameliorate the present suffering.

• collaborate with someone on a projecct

• make a bad situation better

• cause pain and suffering

• cause to lose out in a situation

I've been asked to arbitrate between the opposing sides

• plant a tree

• collaborate between two groups

• to judge a dispute between two opposing parties; reach an agreement

• make a decision

The way he acted, she say, showed his base manners.

• the place in baseball where you run to

• the foundation

• at the bottom

• having low moral standards

She swayed down the runway, beguiling them with her flirtatious pace.

• to deceive, to mislead, to persuade with charm

• to be a guile

• running over

• swaying back and forth

There is absolutely nothing to support the calumny, which has often been repeated since.

• falsehood

• an abusive attack on a person's character or good name; slander

• column of lies

• callous

His ambition was to play the role of peacemaker, and his conciliatory policy achieved many successes.

• connected to the tonsils

• meet with a council

• eager to make peace

• conceal or hide

She did not sit down but looked at him with a contemptuous smile, waiting for the valet to go.

• contemplate

• anger and upset

• a deep grin

• riot: disrespectful, outrageous behavior

There was contentious debate over the use of genetically modified crops.

• continued to happen

• satisfied with the outcome

• causing or likely to cause an argument

• salacious and excitable

Much deference is paid to chiefs and to persons of rank; and special terms are generally employed in addressing these.

• step back to power

• humble respect

• lower level

• law and order