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1 English 11 Name: Date: “The Crucible” Act II Vocabulary Directions: Look up and record the definition for each of the following vocabulary words. 1.falter Definition: ____________________________________________________________ Elizabeth: “John, if it were not Abigail that you must go to hurt, would you falter now?” 2.magistrate Definition: ____________________________________________________________ “The magistrate sits in your heart that judges you.” 3.pallor Definition: ____________________________________________________________ “Her strangeness throws him off, and her evident pallor and weakness.” 4.compensate Definition: ____________________________________________________________ “’When will you proceed to keep this house as you are paid nine pound a year to do -- and my wife not wholly well?’ as though to compensate, Mary Warren goes to Elizabeth with a small rag doll.” 5.brim Definition: ____________________________________________________________ “Mary Warren: They had Doctor Griggs examine her, and she's full to the brim.” 6.marvel Definition: ____________________________________________________________ “But be that not a marvel?” 7.traffic Definition: ____________________________________________________________ “You will never believe I hope, that Rebecca trafficked with the Devil” 8.monstrous Definition: ____________________________________________________________ “No man may longer doubt the powers of the dark are gathered in monstrous attack upon this village.” 9.daft Definition: ____________________________________________________________ Proctor: “I have never knew until tonight that the world is gone daft with this nonsense.”

2 English 11 Name: Date: 10.reckon Definition: ____________________________________________________________ Proctor: “I-- had not reckoned with goin' into court.” 11.warrant Definition: ____________________________________________________________ “I have a warrant for your wife.” 12.grapple Definition: ____________________________________________________________ “Now Hell and Heaven grapple on our backs, and all our old pretense is ripped away-- make your peace!” 13.pretense Definition: ____________________________________________________________ “Now Hell and Heaven grapple on our backs, and all our old pretense is ripped away-- make your peace!” 14.providence Definition: ____________________________________________________________ “It is providence, and no great change; we are only what we always were, but naked now.” “The Crucible” Act II Vocabulary Directions: Look up and record the definition for each of the following vocabulary words.

3 PictureDescribe what is going on in the picture WordExplanation The person is putting their hands up to show they are uncertain and possibly hesitant. FalterThe person seems unsure about what to do and this is a sign of weakness. English 11 Name: Date: The Catcher in the Rye Vocabulary 2 Directions: Describe what is happening in the picture. Identify the word the picture best represents. Explain your rationale for choosing each word. *NOTE: Some pictures may represent more than one word. Be able to back up your argument.

4 PictureDescribe what is going on in the picture WordExplanation

5 English 10 Name: Date: “The Crucible” Act II Vocabulary 1.falter be unsure or weak Elizabeth: “John, if it were not Abigail that you must go to hurt, would you falter now?” 2.magistrate a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law “The magistrate sits in your heart that judges you.” 3.pallor unnatural lack of color in the skin “Her strangeness throws him off, and her evident pallor and weakness.” 4.compensate do or give something to somebody in return “’When will you proceed to keep this house as you are paid nine pound a year to do -- and my wife not wholly well?’ as though to compensate, Mary Warren goes to Elizabeth with a small rag doll.” 5.brim the top edge of a vessel or other container “Mary Warren: They had Doctor Griggs examine her, and she's full to the brim.” 6.marvel something that causes feelings of wonder “But be that not a marvel?” 7.traffic deal illegally “You will never believe I hope, that Rebecca trafficked with the Devil” 8.monstrous shockingly brutal or cruel “No man may longer doubt the powers of the dark are gathered in monstrous attack upon this village.” 9.daft informal or slang terms for mentally irregular Proctor: “I have never knew until tonight that the world is gone daft with this nonsense.”

6 English 10 Name: Date: “The Crucible” Act II Vocabulary 10.reckon expect, believe, or suppose Proctor: “I-- had not reckoned with goin' into court.” 11.warrant a judicial writ commanding police to perform specified acts “I have a warrant for your wife.” 12.grapple to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match “Now Hell and Heaven grapple on our backs, and all our old pretense is ripped away-- make your peace!” 13.pretense the act of giving a false appearance “Now Hell and Heaven grapple on our backs, and all our old pretense is ripped away-- make your peace!” 14.providence a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures “It is providence, and no great change; we are only what we always were, but naked now.”

7 PictureDescribe what is going on in the picture WordExplanation The person is putting their hands up to show they are uncertain and possibly hesitant. FalterThe person seems unsure about what to do and this is a sign of weakness. Brim Magistrate Warrant Providence Grapple English 10 Name: Date: The Catcher in the Rye Vocabulary 2 ANSWER KEY Directions: Describe what is happening in the picture. Identify the word the picture best represents. Explain your rationale for choosing each word. *NOTE: Some pictures may represent more than one word. Be able to back up your argument.

8 PictureDescribe what is going on in the picture WordExplanation Pallor Reckon Pretense Compensate Marvel Daft

9 Monstrous Traffic


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