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Humanities Scarlet Letter Vocab
90 vocab words from the Scarlet Letter
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Literature
11th Grade
11/18/2009

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abase
Definition
to degrade or humiliate
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abtruse
Definition
difficult to understand
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amenable
Definition
open or willing to follow advice
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appelation
Definition
an identifying name or title
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apprehension
Definition
a feeling of anxiety that something bad will happen
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ascetic
Definition
one who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation
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assimilate
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to integrate and absorb someone into a larger group
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augur
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to suggest or indicate what will happen in the future
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avail
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to make use of something while one has the opportunity
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aver
Definition
to assert or allege something confidently
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burnish
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to make shiny by rubbing
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capricious
Definition
changing suddenly; fickle
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colloquoy
Definition
a formal conversation or discussion
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congenial
Definition
pleasant or suitable to someone's taste or to a situation
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contiguous
Definition
next to; touching
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deleterious
Definition
having an unexpected harmful effect
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delude
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to persuade someone to believe in something untrue
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discern
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to differentiate between two or more things
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deportment
Definition
the way one stands, sits, or moves
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edifice
Definition
a very large building
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effectual
Definition
potentially successful in producing a desired result
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efficacy
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an ability to produce desired results
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eminence
Definition
a position of distinction
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emolument
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any payment for work
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ensue
Definition
to take place afterward
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estrange
Definition
to alienate or separate
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evanescent
Definition
fleeting; impermanent
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exhort
Definition
to urge someone to do something
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feign
Definition
to pretend
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gesticulation
Definition
an expressive gesture
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grievous
Definition
characterized by severe suffering or sorrow
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ignominious
Definition
humiliating
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imbibe
Definition
to absorb or drink in
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impediment
Definition
something that hinders progress
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importunate
Definition
troublesomely urgent
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impugn
Definition
to assail or attack one's honor
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inauspicious
Definition
unfavorable
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incredulous
Definition
unable to believe something
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indubitable
Definition
obviously true, not to be doubted
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inducement
Definition
motive; incentive
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infer
Definition
to conclude something on the basis of evidence/reasoning
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insidious
Definition
treacherous or dangerous in a secret sort of way
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inscrutable
Definition
hard to interpret because its not expressing anything obvious
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latent
Definition
hidden
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loquacious
Definition
talkative
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lurid
Definition
gruesome, shocking
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malefactor
Definition
criminal
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mien
Definition
appearance as an indication of mood or character
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misanthrope
Definition
mankind hater
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mollify
Definition
to soothe or appease
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morbid
Definition
strong interest in unpleasant subjects
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obeisance
Definition
gesture of respect
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obtuse
Definition
dull; stupid
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obviate
Definition
to make unnecessary
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palliate
Definition
to ease pain ot guilt
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panoply
Definition
full suit of armor; impressive array
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peremptory
Definition
expecting to be obeyed, unwilling to tolerate disobediance
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penitent
Definition
showing regret for wrongdoing
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phantasmagoric
Definition
strange, dreamlike
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physiognomy
Definition
facial features when used as indicators of character
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pillory
Definition
device used for public punishment
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prefigure
Definition
to suggest something that will come later
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probity
Definition
honesty
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progenitor
Definition
direct ancestor
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propensity
Definition
tendency
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propinquity
Definition
nearness; kinship
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purport
Definition
to claim to be something specified
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recompense
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payment for a service
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remonstrate
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to protest or make objections
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repugnance
Definition
strong dislike
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requite
Definition
to make repayment
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retribution
Definition
something done as punishment for vengeance
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revile
Definition
to make a fierce verbal attack on someone
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sanctify
Definition
to bless someone/free them from sin
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sojourn
Definition
brief visit
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stigmatized
Definition
identified with disgrace
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succor
Definition
help or relief
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suffice
Definition
to be enough
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sumptuary
Definition
intended to regulate behavior on moral or religious grounds
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superfluous
Definition
beyond what is needed
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talisman
Definition
object with magical power
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tangible
Definition
touchable
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tempestuous
Definition
turbulent; stormy
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torpid
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sluggish
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transgress
Definition
to do wrong by breaking a law or rule
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tribunal
Definition
court/meeting at which a trial is carried out
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vicissitude
Definition
quality of being changeable
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vie
Definition
to strive for superiority or compete for something
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vivify
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to give life to someone
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voluptuous
Definition
pleasurable to the senses
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