Act III Vocabulary The Crucible

Many people decide to become lawyers because they are contentious: they like to argue.

Mary Warren signed a deposition to the court saying that she never saw any spirits.

Erosion often happens so slowly that it is imperceptible to the human eye.

Students should treat their teachers deferentially.

For the purpose of anonymity, the author of the poem signed with an “X” instead of his real name.

The prodigious amount of work an 11th grade student has to do may be overwhelming at times.

Bill displayed effrontery to his teacher when he cursed at him and refused to do his assignment.

I was confounded by the teacher’s unclear directions.

She did not believe in ghosts, so she listened to my story about a haunted house incredulously.

George blanched at the thought of having his teeth drilled at the dentist’s office.