Crucible Act III Vocab Pre-Reading Quiz Use the Act III vocab words from your packet as you complete this activity. For each numbered sentence, write down the vocabulary word that could effectively fill the blank. When you first see the blank, try to figure out what part of speech needs to go there— (noun, verb, adjective, adverb)

1) Though my friend told me this album rocks, honestly, by looking at the cover, I’m _____________.

2) Bologna, hotdogs, and chicken nuggets seem a little more __________ when you see the “mechanically separated meat” that’s often used to make them.

3) Customers __________ the bank for the discriminatory design of their ATM machine.

4) Though she had some issues with road rage, Fluffy had an ____________ driving record.

5) While it had an important message, I had ___________ about letting my 6- year-old nephew use this coloring book because it might frighten him.

6) A photographer happened to snap this photo of Prince Charles which—for an instant—makes him mistakenly appear to be on the verge of an act of ______. (which, truthfully, he definitely wasn’t)

7) Emerson lost his tooth; ________, he’s leaving this note of explanation to appease the tooth fairy.

8) The father shark is definitely NOT teaching his son a lesson in ___________.

9) Things tend to get ___________ when Larry and Dwayne hang out, as they always fight over who is the cutest.

10) It was quite an act of _________ when Amanda made and then gave this birthday card to her dad.

11) Villains in movies will often use their ________to trap the hero of the story.

12) Joe’s ____________ dog Howie made him popular with the ladies.

Now check your answers by looking at the next set of slides.

1) Though my friend told me this album rocks, honestly, by looking at the cover, I’m incredulous. INCREDULOUS (adj.) – skeptical; disbelieving

2) Bologna, hotdogs, and chicken nuggets seem a little more forbidding when you see the “mechanically separated meat” that’s often used to make them. FORBIDDING (adj.) 1)grim; unfriendly; hostile; sinister 2) dangerous or hostile

3) Customers reproached the bank for the discriminatory design of their ATM machine. REPROACH (verb) – to find fault with a person or group; blame; censure

Nobody argued when this boy won the cartoon character look-a-like contest because his resemblance to the kid in the movie Up was beyond reproach. This is a commonly used phrase using this word—that something is “beyond reproach.” We often this phrase to mean the following: There’s no way anyone will disapprove.

4) Though she had some issues with road rage, Fluffy had an immaculate driving record. IMMACULATE (adj.) – 1) free from spot or stain; clean 2) free from moral blemish or impurity; pure

5) While it had an important message, I had qualms about letting my 6-year-old nephew use this coloring book because it might frighten him. QUALM (noun) – 1) an uneasy feeling about the rightness of a course of action 2) a sudden apprehension; uneasiness

6) A photographer happened to snap this photo of Prince Charles which—for an instant—makes him mistakenly appear to be on the verge of an act of lechery. (which, truthfully, he definitely wasn’t) LECHERY(noun) – unrestrained or excessive indulgence of sexual desire LECHEROUS (adj) LECHER (noun)

7) Emerson lost his tooth; ipso facto, he’s leaving this note of explanation to appease the tooth fairy. IPSO FACTO (adverb) – Latin phrase meaning “by the fact itself” as an inevitable result; a direct consequence or effect of an act

8) The father shark is definitely NOT teaching his son a lesson in probity. PROBITY (noun) – honesty; integrity and uprightness

9) Things tend to get contentious when Larry and Dwayne hang out, as they always fight over who is the cutest. CONTENTIOUS (adj.) tending to cause argument or strife; quarrelsome

10) It was quite an act of effrontery when Amanda made and then gave this birthday card to her dad. EFFRONTERY (noun) – shameless boldness; barefaced audacity

11) Villains in movies will often use their guile to trap the hero of the story. GUILE (noun) – deceitful scheming in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception

12) Joe’s prodigious dog Howie made him popular with the ladies. PRODIGIOUS (adj) – extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.