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Scarlet Letter Vocabulary - Ch 13-24
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Literature
11th Grade
10/15/2011
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Pristine
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pure; unspoiled
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Morbid
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resulting from disease
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Infer
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to reason from evidence; to draw a conclusion
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Pestilence
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infectious disease
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Calamity
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a disaster; extreme misfortune
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Extort
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to get by force or threats
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Capricious
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changeable; flighty
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Asperity
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sharpness
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Loquacity
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talkativeness
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Lamentation
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an outward expression of grief
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Misanthropy
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dislike or distrust of people
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Consecration
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holiness; sacredness
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Stigma
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a mark or sign of disgrace
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Vicissitude
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an unforeseeable change
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Probity
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integrity
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Indefatigable
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untiring
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Transitory
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fleeting; of short duration
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Conjectural
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based on guess work
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