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Scarlet Letter Vocabulary
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English
9th Grade
04/27/2011

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beadle
Definition
parish officer with various subordinate duties
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discern
Definition
to determine
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ediface
Definition
buildings, especially a large or imposing one
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effervescence
Definition
to give off bubbles of gas; to show excitement
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eloquence
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speaking well
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estranged
Definition
displaying or evincing a feeling of alienation
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ethereal
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light, airy; extremely delicate; heavenly
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feigned
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pretended; counterfeit
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forebode
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predicting, expecting something bad
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hypocrite
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going against one's word
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ignominy
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disgrace dishonor; shameful
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inimical
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adverse in effect; unfavorable
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iniquity
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gross injustice or wickedness
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introspection 
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observation of one's own mental state
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labyrinth
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intricate combination of paths; complicated or intricate
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necromancer
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someone who practices witchcraft or some kind of magic
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nonentity
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a person orthing of no importance
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orthodox
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traditional, expected
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Papist
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Roman Catholic
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pestilence
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deadl epidemic disease; something considered harmful, evil
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profusion
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abundance, lavish, extravagent
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prophetic
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pertaining to a prophet; function of a prophet
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retribution
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requital according to merits, something given in requital
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transgressor 
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someone who violates law, command, morals; sins
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tremulously
Definition
timidly, fearful
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