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Scarlet Letter Vocab 10-15
Vocabulary words for chapters ten through fifteen in the Scarlet Letter.
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Language - English
11th Grade
11/05/2009

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Inimical
Definition

unfriendly; hostile:

a cold, inimical gaze.

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Inanimate
Definition
Nonliving object.
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Zeal
Definition

fervor for a person, cause, or object;

 

eager desire or endeavor;

 

enthusiastic diligence;

 

ardor.

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Palliate
Definition

to relieve or lessen without curing;

 

mitigate;

 

alleviate

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somniferous
Definition
bringing or inducing sleep, as drugs or influences.
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manifest
Definition

to make clear or evident to the eye or the understanding;

 

show plainly:

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Grisly
Definition

causing a shudder or feeling of horror;

 

horrible;

 

gruesome

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Presentiments
Definition

a feeling or impression that something is about to happen, esp. something evil;

 

foreboding.

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Odious
Definition

deserving or causing hatred;

 

hateful;

 

detestable.

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Ethereal
Definition
extremely delicate or refined
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Purport
Definition

to convey to the mind as the meaning or thing intended;

 

express or imply

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Impalpable
Definition
Unable to be touched
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Somnambulist
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Sleep-walker
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Inextricable
Definition
incapable of being disentangled, undone, loosed, or solved
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Luminary
Definition
A body/object that gives off light.
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Decorous
Definition
characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc.
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Malevolence
Definition

the quality, state, or feeling of being malevolent;

ill will;

malice;

hatred.

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Scurrilous
Definition
grossly or obscenely abusive
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Acquiesce
Definition

to assent tacitly;

submit or comply silently or without protest;

agree;

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Auspicious
Definition
promising success
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Withal
Definition
in spite of all
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Propinquity
Definition
Nearness of relation
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Usurp
Definition
to use without athority or right
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implore
Definition
to beg
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sedulous
Definition
diligent in application or attention
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deleterious
Definition
injurous to health
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ulterior
Definition

being beyond what it seen;

 

intentionally hidden

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primeval
Definition
of or pertaining to the olden ages
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lamentation
Definition
expressing grief
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delusion
Definition
false belief or opinion
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