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TPS Intro Lit Vocabulary
Vocabulary from Scarlet Letter
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Language - English
10th Grade
10/26/2008

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Apothecary (n)
Definition
one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes
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Apparition (n)
Definition
an unusual or unexpected sight
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Appellation (n)
Definition
an identifying name or title
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Beneficence (n)
Definition
the quality or state of doing or producing good; especially: performing acts of kindness and charity
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Betokened (v)
Definition
to typify beforehand (presage) or to give evidence of something (show)
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Chirurgical (adj.)
Definition
medical
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Contagion (n)
Definition
corrupting influence
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Deleterious (adj.)
Definition
harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way
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Despondent (adj.)
Definition
feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression
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Eminence (n)
Definition
a position of prominence or superiority or
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Emolument (n)
Definition
advantage
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Epoch (n)
Definition
a memorable event or date or an extended period of time usually characterized by a distinctive development or by a memorable series of events or an instant of time or a date selected as a point of reference
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Gaiety (n)
Definition
festive activity or high spirits
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Gentility (n)
Definition
the condition of belonging to the gentry
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Guise (n)
Definition
a form or style of dress (costume) or external appearance
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Heedful (adj.)
Definition
taking heed -- attentive
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Hereditary (adj.)
Definition
of a kind established by tradition or received or passing by inheritance or required to pass by inheritance or by reason of birth
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Heterogeneous (adj.)
Definition
consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents
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Hornbook (n)
Definition
a child's primer consisting of a sheet of parchment or paper protected by a sheet of transparent horn
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Ignominious (adj.)
Definition
humiliating, degrading
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Ignominy (n)
Definition
deep personal humiliation and disgrace
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Illumination (n)
Definition
the action of illuminating or state of being illuminated: as a: spiritual or intellectual enlightenment or a lighting up
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Insidious (adj.)
Definition
harmful but enticing
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Intangible (adj.)
Definition
not tangible
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Loquacity (n)
Definition
the quality or state of being very talkative
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Malignant (adj.)
Definition
evil in nature, influence, or effect
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Mutability (adj.)
Definition
capable of change or of being changed
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Necromancy (n)
Definition
conjuration of the spirits of the dead for purposes of magically revealing the future or influencing the course of events
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Obeisance (n)
Definition
acknowledgment of another's superiority or importance
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Obliterated (v)
Definition
to make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or wearing away
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Orthodox (adj.)
Definition
conforming to established doctrine especially in religion or conventional
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Paternal (adj.)
Definition
like that of a father or related through one's father
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Penitence (n)
Definition
sorrow for sins or faults
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Phantasmagoric (adj.)
Definition
an exhibition of optical effects and illusions
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Profusion (n)
Definition
great quantity or a lavish display or supply
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Progenitors (n)
Definition
forefathers
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Propensity (n)
Definition
an often intense natural inclination or preference
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Proximity (n)
Definition
closeness
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Remonstrance (n)
Definition
an earnest presentation of reasons for opposition or grievance
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Repugnance (n)
Definition
strong dislike, distaste, or antagonism
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Requited (v)
Definition
repaid
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Rotundity (adj.)
Definition
marked by fullness of sound or cadence or notably plump or marked by roundness
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Sagacity (n)
Definition
the quality of having good discernment or judgment
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Scintillating (adj.)
Definition
brilliantly lively, stimulating, or witty
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Scrupulous (adj.)
Definition
acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper
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Sedulous (adj.)
Definition
diligent in application or pursuit
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Sentiment (n)
Definition
a specific view or notion or an attitude, thought, or judgment prompted by feeling
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Spell (n)
Definition
a spoken word or form of words held to have magic power or a state of enchantment or a strong compelling influence or attraction
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Sufficed (v)
Definition
to meet or satisfy a need or to be enough
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