1. The Crucible Act III Vocabulary

2. Contention
Argumentative

3. Affidavit
A written statement made under oath

4. Deposition
The testimony of a witness made under oath but not in open court

5. Imperceptible
Barely noticeable

6. Cain … Abel
In the Bible, Cain, the oldest son of Adam and Eve, killed his brother Abel

7. Deferentially
In a manner that bows to another’s wishes; very respectfully

8. Raphael … Tobias
In the Bible, Tobias is guided by the archangel Raphael to save two people who have prayed for their deaths. One of the two is Tobias’s father, Tobit, who has prayed for his death because he has lost his sight. The other is Sara, a woman who is afflicted with a demon and has killed her seven husbands on their wedding day. With Raphael’s assistance, Tobias exorcises the devil from Sara and cures his father of blindness.

9. Anonymity
The condition of being unknown

10. Prodigious
Of great size, power, or extent

11. Effrontery
Shameless boldness

12. Confounded
Confused; dismayed

13. Ipso Facto
Latin: “By that very fact”; “therefore”

14. Probity
Complete honesty; integrity

15. Augur bit
The sharp point of an auger; a tool used for boring holes

16. Incredulously
Skeptically

17. Blanched
Paled; whitened

18. Gulling
Fooling

19. Anti-Christ
In the Bible, the great antagonist of Christ expected to spread universal evil