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Jan. Exam- Vocab
English vocabulary from Scarlet Letter
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English
10th Grade
01/10/2008
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inauspicious

 

 Definition
not promising; not favorable
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indubitably
 Definition
unquestionably
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venerable
 Definition
well-respected, impressive because of age or reputation
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town beadle
 Definition
minor official of the court
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ignominy
 Definition
shame, humiliation
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haughty
 Definition
proud in a disdainful way; arrogant
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pillory
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a device in which a prisoner is locked and exposed to public humiliation
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scaffold
 Definition
a raised platform where a criminal stands so as to expose
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