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Name_______________________ Vocabulary Act II The Crucible Enrichment Exercise 3/30/2020 1_____ Pretense means: a. termination b. recollection c. masquerade d. accolade 2. _____Daft means: a. luminous b. marred c. amended 3. _____Pallor means: a. palace b. paleness c. palette d. batty d. palpitation 4. _____Which of the following is the best example of providence? a. placing bets on racehorses b. keeping secrets from loved ones c. putting money in a savings account d. using information to threaten others. 5. _____Traffic means to: a. separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument b. deal illegally c. accept as a charge d. keep or maintain in unaltered condition 6._____ Grapple means to: a. determine the number or amount of b. grip or seize, as in a wresting match c. extend over and cover a part of d. lower oneself with a rope coiled around the belly 7. _____Warrant means: a. a judicial writ commanding police to perform specified acts b. a visual presentation showing how something works c. an item inserted in a written record d. an accommodation in which both sides make concessions 8. _____Reckon means to: a. imagine b. evade c. collapse d. prevent 9. _____Magistrate means: a. a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law b. a manager of a government agency or department c. a person hired to fight for another country than their own d. a married woman who is staid and dignified 10._____Brim means: Created 3/29/2020 a. rim b. brake c. bridge d. rail Name_______________________ Vocabulary Act II The Crucible Enrichment Exercise 3/30/2020 11._____Falter means to: a. act in accordance with someone’s rules b. care for one’s external appearance c. be or become weak, unsteady, or uncertain d. leave a job or position voluntarily 12. _____Monstrous means: a. mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature b. shockingly brutal or cruel c. of high moral or intellectual value d. causing dejection 13. _____Daft means: a. hazy b. seedy c. gritty d. wacky 14. _____Traffic means to: a. discontinue an association or relation b. trade or deal a commodity c. have an argument about something d. sink below the surface 15. _____Compensate means to: 16._____ Warrant means to: a. soak up a. guarantee b. pay off b. extract c. chuck out c. falsify d. force back d. neutralize 17,_____ Pallar means: a. characterized by high spirits and animation b. betrayal of trust c. more than average fatness d. unnatural lack of color in the skin 18._____ Reckon means to: a. expect, believe, or suppose b. make complaining remarks or noises under one’s breath c. make plain or comprehensible d. utter words or objection 19._____Marvel means: a. someone who serves in the armed forces b. a brief description given for purposes of identification c. something that causes feelings of wonder d. a determination of the place where something is Created 3/29/2020 Name_______________________ Vocabulary Act II The Crucible Enrichment Exercise 3/30/2020 20. _____Brim means: a. a bowl b. a sofa 21._____ Pretense means: a. deceitfulness c. a rug b. apprehension d. a table c. commission d. callousness 22. _____ Falter means to: a. favor 23. _____Compensate means to: b. engrave a. ordain c. waver b. escort d. behave c. divert d. pay 24. They _____ with each other, wrestled, kicked and head-butted, and every time they connected, lightning flashed, the sky grew darker, and the wind rose. a. thawed b. grappled 25. _____ Marvel means: c. mentored a. wonder d. glossed b. stroll c. flutter d. variation 26. (Fill-in-the-Blank with the correct word.) _____ means to make amends or correct an imbalance. If you step in an unmarked pothole, the city may _____ you by paying the medical bills for your broken ankle. (Fill-in-the-Blank with the correct word.) The word is________Compensate______________ 27. (Fill-in-the-Blank with the correct word.) When you operate under a _____, you’re not being honest. You’re pretending. If you say you’re going to a party because you’re eager to see your friend, but really you’re just interested in the birthday care, you’re acting on _____. (Fill-in-the-Blank with the correct word.) The word is_______Pretense_______________ 28. _____ Where would you most likely encounter a magistrate? a. in an art studio Created 3/29/2020 b. at a military unit c. in a courtroom d. at a university Name_______________________ Vocabulary Act II The Crucible Enrichment Exercise 3/30/2020 29. _____ Monstrous means: a. noisy b. determined c. brutal d. rapid 30. _____ He concluded that the course of events indicated strongly the design of Providence that we should be separated from Great Britain, etc. In this sentence, providence means: a. the activity of protecting something from loss or danger b. the event of something being raised upward c. the act of being present at a meeting or event d. the guardianship and control exercised by a deity 31. (Fill-in-the-Blank with the correct word.) To _____ means to be amazed by something, and a _____ is something amazing. You might _____ at the Grand Canyon, one of the great _____ of U.S. geography. (Fill-in-the-Blank with the correct word.) The word is________Marvel______________ Created 3/29/2020