Old Vocab Mix
the act or placement of two things to highlight their contrast
juxtaposition
"No, no, sir, I don't truck with no Devil!"
Tituba
a contradiction that has truth
paradox
define theocracy
government based on religion
authoritative, anxious, frazzled
Rev. Parris
define: vapid
Lacking liveliness; dull
"She comes to me every night to go and drink blood!"
Abigail
define & provide part of speech: precipitate
to bring about suddenly (verb)
describe the absolutes present in our story
god/devil, good/evil, puritanism/diabolism
"hysterical", unpredictable, chaotic
Ann Putnam
Proceeding in a subtle or gradual way but with harmful effects
Insidious
"What sort of soup were in this kettle, Abigail?"
Rev. Hale
a claim or assertion made without proof
an allegation
Salem, MA, 1692
Submissive, fearful, victimized
Tituba
Define: delineate
To describe or portray something in detail
"It suggests to the mind what the trouble be among us all these years. Think on it. Wherefore is everybody suing everybody else?"
Giles
the act of undermining authority
subversion
what was McCarthyism?
political ideology wherein fear of Communism took over rationality
"honest"
John Proctor
spell & provide word: to make something worse or more intense
exacerbate
"Is it the Devil's fault that a man cannot say you good morning without you clap him for defamation?"
John Proctor
Word derived from the Greeks, who created this term to describe a person
barbaric
describe how groupthink can lead to hysteria?
if everyone thinks the same, there is no critical thinking, and people are more likely to believe misinformation and act irrationally
wise, pragmatic, experienced
Rebecca Nurse