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Scarlet Letter Vocabulary
Chapters 1-8
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11th Grade
10/26/2008
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ponderous
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massive
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pertains
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concerns
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edifice
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a large and imposing building
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inauspicious
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not favorable
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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
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haughty
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arrogant
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ignominy
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shame, disgrace
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inferred
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drawn as a conclusion
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disdainful
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scornful
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preternaturally
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supernaturally
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remonstrance
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an objection
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visage
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face, facial features
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heterogeneous
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not of the same kind
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imperceptible
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not observable, not noticable
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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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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
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demeanor
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manner
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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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feigned
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pretended
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lurid
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sensational, shocked
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annihilate
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to destroy completely
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inscrutable
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mysterious
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exhortation
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a strong urging or pleading
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talisman
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an object with magic power, a charm
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apprehension
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an anxious feeling about the future
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mutability
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changeableness
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caprice
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a whim, sudden change of mind
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inexplicable
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that cannot be explained or understood
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perverse
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contrary
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malicious
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spiteful, intentionally harmful
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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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impelled
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forced
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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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reproof
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censure
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transgressions
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breaches of the law, sins
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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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serving as a model
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emaciated
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abnormally lean; as from an illness
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importunate
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annoyingly persistent
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celibacy
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the state of being unmarried
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emissary
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a person sent on a special mission; agent
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premeditated
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thought out beforehand
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inimical
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hostile; threatening
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potency
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strenght; effectiveness
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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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hypocrite
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one who pretends to be what he/she is not
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introspection
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examination of one's own thoughts and feelings
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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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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; an extreme misfortune
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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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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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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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an unforesseable change
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affliction
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something causing pain and distress; a misfortune
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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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appalled
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filled with dismay; shocked
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conjectural
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based on guesswork
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