Act I Vocabulary:The Crucible

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Across
  1. 2. To summon spirits — what the girls were trying to do
  2. 3. To hurt or trouble spiritually or physically, as the girls claim witches do
  3. 4. Lacking experience or worldly understanding — like Mary Warren
  4. 6. To oppose or deny, as when characters challenge each other's stories
  5. 7. Sudden or unexpected, like the strange behavior of Betty
  6. 9. Infamous, like the name of Salem after the accusations
  7. 10. One who says one thing but does another — common in Salem
  8. 11. Overwhelming joy or rapture, like the girls when the pressure lifts
  9. 13. Religious outsiders or non-believers in Puritan society
  10. 15. Deep hatred or disrespect — what Proctor shows toward Parris’s greed
  11. 16. To envy or resent, like Putnam’s attitude toward others’ land
Down
  1. 1. A secret group with shared motives, like Putnam’s circle
  2. 3. A sinful or monstrous act, like dancing in the woods at night
  3. 5. Hostile or revengeful, like Thomas Putnam’s motives
  4. 8. A sign from God, like the Puritans interpret strange events
  5. 12. To mock or jeer — like Abigail might do to Mary
  6. 14. A known liar or pretender, like Abigail might be to some
  7. 17. Evil or influenced by the Devil — what Abigail accuses others of being