Act 3 Vocab (The Crucible)

I was so desperate to have the new IPhone, I implored my parents to buy it for me for three days. They were so sick of my relentless begging that they finally gave in. Implore means:

• A disguise that conceals the truth

• To waste something in a reckless manner

• To beg someone desperately

• Unwilling or unable to believe something

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I abhor when people arrive late to a party. I can't stand when the guests show up whenever they feel like because I think it's rude and distasteful. Abhor means

• To regard with disgust or hatred

• Unwilling or unable to believe something

• To beg someone desperately

• A disguise that conceals the truth

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Many people squander their lives away. They choose to be unhappy and wasteful instead of living life to the fullest. Squander means:

• To regard with disgust or hatred

• A disguise that conceals the truth

• To beg someone desperately

• To waste something in a reckless manner

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

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Some behavior I have witnessed in the lunchroom is incredulous. I cannot believe high school students can be that immature. Incredulous means:

• A disguise that conceals the truth

• Unwilling or unable to believe something

• To waste something in a reckless manner

• To regard with disgust or hatred

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

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I know my best friend is hurting inside even when she puts on the guise that she is strong and independent. Guise means:

• To waste something in a reckless manner

• To beg someone desperately

• A disguise that conceals the truth

• To regard with disgust or hatred

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

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The fact that Abigail feels no remorse for sending innocent lives to jail is reprehensible. She is the one who deserves to be punished. Reprehensible means:

• The driving force behind something

• Actions that make someone do something against their will

• Deserving condemnation

• To absorb all the attention; captivate

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

When a person is under duress, they might act irrationally because they felt they didn't have a choice in the matter. Duress means

• Actions that make someone do something against their will

• Deceitful; intentionally misleading 

• The driving force behind something

• To absorb all the attention; captivate

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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I really didn't feel like hanging out with my friend so I purposefully pretended to feel sick at lunch. My duplicitous behavior definitely tricked her, but when she found out, I also lost my friend. Duplicitous means:

• The driving force behind something

• To absorb all the attention; captivate

• Deserving condemnation

• Deceitful; intentionally misleading

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

I was so engrossed when I was watching my TV show, I didn't even realize my daughters painted my hallway walls. That's the last time I get that distracted by something beside my kids! Engrossed means:

• The driving force behind something

• To absorb all the attention; captivate

• Actions that make someone do something against their will

• Deceitful; intentionally misleading 

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The impetus for my job search was that I have a lot of expensive events coming up. I knew if I wanted to be able to do everything, I needed a job! Impetus means:

• The driving force behind something

• Actions that make someone do something against their will

• To absorb all the attention; captivate

• Deserving condemnation

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4