1. Hypocrite Noun Imposter; faker
Abigail is a hypocrite because she calls herself a “child of God,” yet she clearly does the Devil’s work.
              

2. Traduce Verb To speak ill of; to slander
Neighbors began to traduce their friends just for another acre of land during the Salem Witch Trials.
               

3. Amiable Adjective Friendly; likeable
Giles Corey is an amiable person because he talks to everybody.
                        

4. Extraneous Adjective Irrelevant; unrelated
Giles’s extraneous account of not being able to pray when his wife was reading was enough to get her accused of witchcraft.
                 

5. Exigency Noun Emergency; urgency
Mr. Hale’s quick arrival seemed to be an exigency for the town of Salem; they needed him there immediately to cure the town of witches.
                                  

6. List Five Review
A noun that you would call your friend if she said she didn’t study but told the teacher that she did. _________
An adjective that describes your kindest, most likeable friend. __________
A noun that would have you making split-second decisions __________
An adjective that explains something off topic. ___________
A verb that could hurt another’s feelings and ruin relationships ____________