The Crucible: Vocabulary Act II

Word Passage Definition Sentence Picture

reprimand (n) a severe reproof
or rebuke, especially.
a formal one by a
person in authority

condemnation (n) : strong censure;

disapproval, reproof

ameliorate (v) to make or

become better, more
bearable, or more
satisfactory; improve

entranced (v) to fill with delight

or wonder; enrapture

contempt (n) the feeling with

which a person
regards anything
considered mean,
vile, or worthless;
disdain; scorn
 Word Passage Definition Sentence Picture
wily (adj) full of, marked
by, or proceeding
from wiles (tricks);
crafty; cunning

theology (n) the field of study

and analysis that
treats of god and of
God's attributes and
relations to the
universe; study of
divine things or
religious truth;
divinity
calamity (n) : a great
misfortune or
disaster, as a flood
or serious injury

evasive (adj) : tending or

seeking to evade;
avoiding the issue;
not straightforward

vengeance (n) infliction of injury,

harm, humiliation, or
the like, on a person
by another who has
been harmed by that
person; violent
revenge