Thomas Paine The Crisis Vocabulary

Impious

• Virtuous and sacred

• Not showing respect or reverence, especially for God

• Imperfect or flawed

Repulsed

• Driving back an enemy by force

• Finding something irresistible

• Unrecognizable, undistinguished

Infidel

• Someone who cannot conceive or reproduce

• Someone who doesn't believe in the central tenets of a religion

• Someone who commits adultery

Penitentially

• Having an opportunity or possibility

• Of or having to do with confining or imprisoning

• To show remorse or regret for something that has been done; shamefully

Avarice

• Anger or fury

• Greed or excessive desire for wealth

• Advice or guidance

Conciliatory

• Intended to appease or reconcile

• Intended to punish

• Intended to ignore

Pacify

• Cause distress or confusion

• Provoke or anger

• Bring peace or calm

Tyranny

• A just and fair government

• A system of laws

• A cruel and oppressive rule