Ousmane Sow Mr. Stein English 3 VOCABULARY ­ The Crucible Reading Assignment 1 Part I: Using Prior Knowledge and Contextual Clues Below are the sentences in which the vocabulary words appear in the text. Read the sentence. Use any clues you can find in the sentence combined with your prior knowledge, and write what you think the underlined words mean in the space provided. 1. But we never conjured spirits. def: command an oath syn: ask prefix: com, which means together root: command suffix: suffix could not be found 2. There is a faction that is sworn to drive me from my pulpit. Do you understand that? def: a group or clique within a larger group,party, government syn: group, organization prefix: fact or fac, meaning not found root: action or faction suffix: ion; action or condition 3. Abominations are done in the forest­­ def: anything greatly disliked syn: hatred, corruption, depravity prefix: ab; away from root: abominate, to dislike greatly suffix: tion; action, or condition 4. But Betty collapses in her hands and lies inert on the bed. def: having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance. syn: motionless prefix: in; pertaining to root: inertia, motionless in action and effort suffix: not found 5. He need not have been a partisan of any faction in the town, but there is evidence to suggest def: an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause,especially a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance. syn: follower, biased prefix: not found root: person, participant suffix: san; contemporary with, or proponent of def: a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs,principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess, especially a person whose actions belie stated beliefs. that he had a sharp and biting way with hypocrites def: a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs,principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess, especially a person whose actions belie stated beliefs. syn: liar prefix: hypo; under root: hypocrisy; same meaning as hypocrites suffix:crites; critique, criticism 6. In Proctor's presence a fool felt his foolishness instantly ­­ and a Proctor is always marked for calumny therefore. def: a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation ofsomeone or something: syn: lies, libel prefix: cal; calvin or else undefined root: calum; undefined suffix: ny;undefined 7. That is a notorious sign of witchcraft afoot, Goody Nurse, a prodigious sign! def: extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, syn: . enormous, immense, huge, gigantic, tremendous. prefix: pro; favor for some party, system, idea, etc. root: prodigy; a person, especially a child or young person, having extraordinary talent or ability suffix: ous; possessing,full of 8. It's somewhat true; there are many that quail to bring their children­­ def: small, migratory, gallinaceous game bird, Coturnix coturnix, of theOld World. but in this case, the author uses it as “talking,”or promising syn: talking or yelling and promising like a bird prefix: undefined root: quail suffix: ile; expressing capability, susceptibility, liability,aptitude, etc.: 9. Why, we are surely gone wild this year. What anarchy is this? def: a state of society without government or law. syn: lawlessness, disruption, turmoil prefix: ana; up, against, back, re­ root: archy; a combining form meaning rule, government, lawlessness, disruption, turmoil suffix: archy; a combining form meaning rule, government, lawlessness, disruption, turmoil