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Scarlet Letter chp. 1-3 vocab
Mrs. Davis SL vocab test 1
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English
10th Grade
12/05/2006

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Ponderous
Definition
great weight massive, slow and awkward
ADJ. Chapter 1
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seplucher
Definition
tomb, grave or burial ground
N. Chapter 1
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Inauspicious
Definition
ill-omened, unfavorable
ADJ. Chapter 1
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Edifice
Definition
any large building or structure
N. Chapter 1
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Transgressors
Definition
people who violate the law, command or moral code
N. Chapter 2
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Infamy
Definition
extremely bad reputation
N. Chapter 2
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Sumptuary
Definition
to avoid bad reputation
ADJ. Chapter 2
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Physiognomies
Definition
a face of countenance
N. Chapter 2
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Venerable
Definition
commanding respect because of great age
ADJ. Chapter 2
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Ignominy
Definition
disgrace, or dishonor
N. Chapter 2
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Infliction
Definition
something damaging to another
N. Chapter 2
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Indubitatly
Definition
cannot be doubted
ADJ. Chapter 2
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Augured
Definition
to predict future, omens
N. Chapter 2
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Heterodox
Definition
not in accordance with, established or accepted doctrines or opinions.
ADJ. Chapter 2
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Tremulous
Definition
Timid, timorous, fearful
ADJ. Chapter 3
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Sagacity
Definition
Acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgment.
N. Chapter 3
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Imperceptible
Definition
Very slight, gradual, or subtle
ADJ. Chapter 3
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Visage
Definition
aspect or appearance
N. Chapter 3
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Heterogeneous
Definition
of a different kind, unlike
ADJ. Chapter 3
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Insubordination
Definition
not submitting to authority
N Chapter 4
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Peremptory
Definition
positive or assertive in speech, tone
ADJ. Chapter 4
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Alchemy
Definition
the study or science that was once believed to turn any metal into gold
N Chapter 4
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Expostulation
Definition
earnest or kindly protest
N Chapter 4
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Vivify
Definition
to give life to
V Chapter 5
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Inquisitorial
Definition
of or pertaining to an inquisitor or inquisition
ADJ. Chapter 5
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Inscrutable
Definition
incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized
ADJ. Chapter 5
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Insensibility
Definition
incapable of feeling or perceiving
ADJ. Chapter 6
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Impractical
Definition
incapable of being put into practice with the available means
ADJ Chapter 6
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Unexplicable
Definition
incapable of being accounted for or explained
ADJ. Chapter 6
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Caprice
Definition
a sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather
N Chapter 6
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Mutability
Definition
liable or subject to change or alteration
N. Chapter 6
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