1. Vocab in Context: Words from The Crucible
Vocabulary Unit 3
Vocab in Context:
Words from The Crucible

2. Callous
Adjective
-Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.
“The customer’s callous behavior made the cashier cry.”
What are some synonyms for callous?

3. Contention
Noun
-A heated disagreement
“The football coach and referee had a contention on the middle of the field.”
What are some synonyms for contention?

4. Deferential Adjective -Showing deference; respectful
“The deferential student didn’t talk back to his teacher or use his phone during the class lessons.”
What are some synonyms for deferential?

5. Denounce Verb -Publicly declare to be wrong or evil
“The striking workers denounced their company for not giving them better pay.”
What are some synonyms for denounce?

6. Deposition Noun -The process of giving sworn evidence
“During her deposition, the woman mentioned a strange man climbing into her neighbor’s window.”
What are some synonyms for deposition?

7. Imperceptible Adjective -Impossible to perceive
“Her shy smile was so small, it was almost imperceptible.”
What are some synonyms for imperceptible?

8. Inaudible Adjective -Unable to be heard
“There are some sounds that are at such a high frequency that dogs can hear them, but they’re inaudible to humans.”
What are some synonyms for inaudible?

9. Informant Noun -A person who gives information to another
“Anne Frank and her family’s secret annex was
discovered when an informant called the police and
told them where they were hiding.”
What are some synonyms for informant?

10. Prodigious Adjective -Unnatural or abnormal
“In the 1600s, it was not prodigious for families to have many children.”
What are some synonyms for prodigious?

11. Uncorrupted Adjective -Not dishonest for money or personal gain
“We voted for the presidential candidate
that we thought was the most uncorrupted.”
What are some synonyms for uncorrupted?