uncompromising; unyielding; stubborn (Susan was ___ about not attending the prom despite repeated attempts to persuade her otherwise.)

absence of law or government; chaos, disorder (The ___ that resulted after the coup left the country

(adj.) quarrelsome, inclined to argue (Having had three disruptive arguments with her classmates in a week, I feel my claim that Caleigh was __ was justified.)

(v.) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify (To ___ that the claim was true, an investigation was ordered.)

respect; courtesy (Nick, showing ___ to his teacher, opened the door for her despite having his arms loaded with books.)

impossible to see or notice (The difference in Xavier's ears after the surgery on the left one was ___.)

(n.) wickedness, sin; a grossly immoral act (The ___ in of the city became so great that no government official could be found who couldn't be bought for a price.)

spotless; perfect (Tiffany cleaned the floor until it was ___.)

serving or acting in a subordinate manner; servile (In his community wives were expected to be ___ and fulfill the desire of their husbands.)

the most important building in the Puritan community, used both for worship and for meetings

a game in which a coin or disc is shoved across a board by hand

in Christianity, a heavenly city and the last resting place of the souls saved by Jesus. It was considered the ideal city, and Puritans modeled their communities after it.

a Spanish term meaning "a small, elite ruling council."

met with

short for Goodwife, the Puritan equivalent of Mrs.

Indians the Puritans had fought a series of battles with over territory that both groups had settled on

nagging suspicions

singled out to have lies told about

a terrifying punishment

to have made an agreement as or with a group to abide by certain beliefs and practices

the era of the witchcraft accusations and trials

officers appointed to keep order

a branch of philosophy dealing with the structure of the universe

a tribunal in the Roman Catholic Church dedicated to the discovery and punishment of heresy

Desiderius Erasmus (1466?-1536), a Dutch scholar who sought to restore Christian faith by a study of the Scriptures and classical texts

Martin Luther (1483-1564), the German theologian who led the Protestant Reformation

demons that assume female form

demons that assume male form

associated with Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and ecstasy

a generic reference to Russians and other Slavic-speaking peoples