Licentious
lacking in moral or sexual restraint
; wanton.
What does defile mean in the crucible?
defile. place
under suspicion or cast doubt upon
.
So now
they and their church found it necessary to deny any other sect its freedom; lest their New Jerusalem be defiled and corrupted by wrong ways and deceitful ideas.
What does evade mean in the crucible?
Evade –
avoid or escape by deceit or cleverness
.
What does ameliorate mean in the crucible?
used in The Crucible.
only 1 use
.
to improve
— especially a bad situation. MARY WARREN: “Goody Osburn will hang!”
What does corroborate mean in the crucible?
to support an opinion
— typically with additional evidence or testimony.
What does ineptly mean in the crucible?
ineptly. (adverb) without skill;
clumsily
.
calamity
. (noun) an event resulting in great loss and misfortune.
What does prodigious mean in the crucible?
Prodigious
extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree
; great in size; enormous.
What is defiling a girl?
To profane or sully (a reputation, for example). 4. To make unclean or unfit for ceremonial use; desecrate: defile a temple. 5.
To have sexual intercourse with
(a woman who is a virgin).
What is defilement of a girl?
is
any sexual intercourse with a child under the age of 18 years old
, whether or not the child consents.
What does subservient mean in the crucible?
subservient
.
compliant and obedient to authority
.
What does conciliatory mean in the crucible?
intended to end bad feelings or build trust. DANFORTH, conciliatory:
You misunderstand, sir; I cannot pardon these when twelve are already hanged for the same
crime.
Why has Reverend Parris sent for a doctor as the play begins?
Reverend Parris is extremely worried as Abigail informs him that rumors of witchcraft are beginning to spread throughout Salem. … Reverend Parris’s daughter, Betty, will not wake up. He sends for the doctor
because he wants to find out what’s wrong with her; he is hoping she is just ill
.
What does daft with nonsense mean in the crucible?
Definition:
silly; foolish
. Synonym: idiotic. Antonym: wise. Sentence: “I never knew until tonight that the world is gone daft with this nonsense” (Pg. 68).
What does wily mean in the crucible?
used in The Crucible. 2 uses. clever and good at tricking others to achieve a goal.
The Devil
, as Reverend Hale said, is a wily one, and, until an hour before he fell, even God thought him beautiful in Heaven.
What does Defamation mean in the crucible?
defamation =
hurting of someone’s reputation through false statements
.
What does soiled mean in the crucible?
Goody Proctor has not attended church often because “she will not sit so close to something soiled,” meaning Abigail. What has
Elizabeth Proctor implied about Abigail by firing her
and calling her ‘soiled’? Abigail believes that Elizabeth has spread “rumors” about an affair between Abigail and John Proctor.
