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Scarlet Letter Vocab
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11th Grade
10/01/2008
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Ponderous
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very heavy; massive
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edifice
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a building, esp. a large and imposing one
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Inauspicious
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Not favorable; not promising
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indubitably
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unquestionably
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heterodox
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unorthodox
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venerable
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impressive because of age or reputation
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ignominious
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shameful; humiliating
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ignominy
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shame; disgrace
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remonstance
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an objection; a peal of protest
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visage
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face; facial features
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manifest
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evident; obvious
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sagacity
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wisdom
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eminent
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distinguished; high in rank or position
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mien
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a person's manner or bearing
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tremulous
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quivering; trembling
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effectual
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likely to produce a desired result
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pervaded
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spread throughout
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amenable
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responsive; willing to submit
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intimated
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hinted at
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peremptory
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undeniable; final; absolute
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efficacy
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effectiveness
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lurid
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sensational; shocking
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inscrutable
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mysterious; incapable of being understood
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repugnance
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extreme distaste
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exhortation
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a strong urging or pleading
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mutability
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changeableness
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caprice
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a whim; a sudden change of mind
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perverse
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contrary; deviating from what is considered right
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constrained
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compelled
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evoked
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called forth
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inviolable
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indestructable
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reviled
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used abusive language toward
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imperatively
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in a demanding way
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behest
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bidding
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imbibes
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drinks or takes in
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adduced
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stated as reasons
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exemplary
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1-serving as a model; worth imitating; 2-serving as a warning
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importunate
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annoyingly persistent; insistent
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emissary
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a person sent on a special mission; agent
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inimical
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hostile; threatening
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palliate
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to make seem less serious or offensive
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veneration
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profound respect
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impalpable
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not perceptible to the touch
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expiation
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atonement
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scurrilous
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coarse; vulgar
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morbid
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resulting from disease
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pestilence
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infectious disease
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auspicious
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favorable; promising well for the future
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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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misanthropy
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dislike or distrust of peopl
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solace
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consolation; comfort
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stigma
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a mark or sign of disgrace
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vicissitude
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un unforseeable 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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