Even though this play was written in the 1950s, Arthur Miller is true to the diction and style of the Puritans.  There may be words you don't know as you read.  If you come across words you don't recognize, look them up!

Below are some of the vocab (and definitions) you will encounter while reading the play.  Learn and study these words.  You can test yourself by completing the crossword below!

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1. Predilection - preference, inclination
   
2. Parochial  - limited outlook
   
3. Defiled - polluted, made unholy
   
4. Injunctions - commands
   
5. Deference - polite
   
6. Contention - disagreement
   
7. Prodigious - amazing and powerful
   
8. Ameliorate - improve, make better
   
9. Pious - deeply religious, devout
   
10. Tainted - sullied, contaminated
    
11. Scoffing - expressing contempt, mocking
    
12. Base - morally low, dishonorable
    
13. Adamant - totally unyielding; firm, ummovable
    
14. Rescinded - took back, revoked, canceled
    
15. Indictment - a legal accusation charging a person with the commission of a crime
    

 

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