Book Summary For The Crucible

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A vocabulary word list for The Crucible is arranged in order of appearance:

• The Crucible vocabulary word list for Act One:
  heathen conjure faction abomination gibberish deference naught dwindling abyss intimation formidable trepidation titillate notorious prodigious fathom defamation anarchy avidly licentious blanched evade
• The Crucible vocabulary word list for Act Two:
  pallor ameliorate indignant daft taint quail inept
• The Crucible vocabulary word list for Act Three:
  abundant befuddle effrontery immaculate qualm probity callous base slovenly unperturbed
• The Crucible vocabulary word list Act Four:
  gaunt agape conciliatory beguile reprieve retaliate adamant cleave tantalize

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  The fill-in-the-blanks activity for The Crucible use a vocabulary word list taken directly from this novel. Vocabulary is used in context but does not refer to the actual story.
  The following vocabulary word list comes from the Crucible. If you are unfamiliar with meanings, research and study the definition Put your answers in the fill-in-the-blank worksheet. If you are working on ACT or SAT vocabulary, this vocabulary word list from the Crucible should help you.
  A Vocabulary Word List from the Crucible:

  ameliorate, beguile, blanched, cleave, conjure, daft, intimation, naught, pallor, probity, quail, titillate

  THE CRUCIBLE Fill-in-the-blanks worksheet activity :

• 1. In her dream Abby was somehow able to _______ up a scene with her beloved dog Sparky who had died earlier in the year.
• 2. Ginger realized that an application to transfer would be for _______ since her boss would never release her from his department.
• 3. Jean’s dentist made an _______ of some tooth decay but wanted x-rays to verify his suspicions.
• 4. Dee has a reputation as a gossip who likes to _______ friends with tidbits of information about colleagues.
• 5. That scientist _______ plants by experimenting and growing them without providing any light.
• 6. Joyce was not alarmed at the _______ on Ellen’s face because she had been in the hospital for major surgery.
• 7. In an attempt to _______ her tight schedule, Gladys arranged for an assistant to help her.
• 8. Charlene would be absolutely _______ to stay outside in a bathing suit if temperatures remain below zero degrees!
• 9. If Jack ever faced a mother bear with a cub, he would _______ in fear because mothers are especially protective and fierce.
• 10. Parishioners admire their priest for his _______ and solid sense of values.
• 11. The scene in that beautiful painting will _______ Pam and she will need to purchase it for her home.
• 12. The custom cabinet maker is an artist who knows which woods _______ along the grain better than others.

  ANSWERS:
  1. conjure
  2. naught
  3. intimation
  4. titillate
  5. blanched
  6. pallor
  7. ameliorate
  8. daft
  9. quail
  10. probity
  11. beguile
  12. cleave

  Thank you, Jan Cook, a former teacher at Sacred Heart Prep in Atherton, California, for being the teacher contributor at www.myVocabulary.com for a vocabulary word list with Fill-in-the-blanks worksheet for The Crucible by Arthur Miller.