Acts III

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• Acts III IV Vocabulary

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Blanched

• Verb
• Paled, whitened
• blanched, in horror, turning to Abigail). You
  deny every scrap and tittle of this?

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Confounded

• Adjective
• Confused, dismayed
• I have been thirty-two year at the bar, sir, and
  I should be confounded were I called upon to
  defend these people.

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Contentious

• Adjective
• Argumentative
• Giles Corey, sir, and a more contentious

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Deferentially

• Adverb
• In a manner that bows to anothers wishes very
  respectfully
• Aye, sir. (Very deferentially) If I may say it,
  sir, I know this man all my life. It is a good
  man, sir.

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Deposition

• Noun
• Testimony of a witness made under oath but not in
  open court
• She has signed a deposition, sir
• No, no, I accept no depositions.

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Effrontery

• Noun
• Shameless boldness
• This is a court of law, Mister. Ill have not
  effrontery here!

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Imperceptible

• Adjective
• Barely noticeable
• (now an almost imperceptible hardness in his
  voice).

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Incredulously

• Adverb
• Skeptically
• (pointing at Abigail, incredulously). This
  child would murder your wife?

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Prodigious

• Adjective
• Of great size, power, or extent
• There is a prodigious fear of this court in the
  country

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Agape

• Adjective
• Wide open
• (She is transfixedwith all the girls, she is
  whimpering open-mouthed, agape at the ceiling.)

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Conciliatory

• Adjective
• Tending to soothe the anger of
• (conciliatory). You misunderstand, sir I cannot
  pardon these when twelve are already hanged for
  the same crime. It is not just.

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Beguile

• Verb
• Trick, delude
• Now hear me, and beguile yourselves no more.

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Floundering

• Verb
• Awkward struggling
• Postponement now speaks a floundering on my
  part reprieve or pardon must cast doubt upon the
  guilt of them that died till now.

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Retaliation

• Noun
• Act of returning an injury or wrong
• If retaliation is your fear, know thisI should
  hang ten thousand that dared to rise against the
  law, and an ocean of salt tears could not melt
  the resolution of the statues.

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Adamant

• Adjective
• Firm, unyielding
• Is he yet adamant?

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Cleave

• Verb
• Adhere, cling
• Beware, Goody Proctorcleave to no faith when
  faith brings blood.

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Sibilance

• Noun
• Hissing sound
• A soundthe sibilance of dragging feet on stone.

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Tantalized

• Verb
• Tormented, frustrated
• (He moves as an animal, and a fury is riding in
  him, a tantalized search.)

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Purged

• Verb
• Cleansed, purified
• Why, you should rejoice to say it if your soul
  is truly purged of any love for Hell!