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Scarlet Letter Vocabulary Ch. 16-24
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11th Grade
11/19/2009
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loquacity
 Definition
talkativeness
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attribute
 Definition
mental or physical characteristic
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haggard
 Definition
worn out, fatigued, emaciated
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vestige
 Definition
slight reminant or trace
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machination
 Definition
evil plot
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wonted
 Definition
accustomed to a certain schedule
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mollify
 Definition
to soften in temper
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vicissitude
 Definition
change in circumstance or fortune
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mutability
 Definition
ability to change
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blackguard
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low, contemptable person
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devoid
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lacking
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oracle
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sure and wise answer
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dispel
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disperse
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impart
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to give a part of or share
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posterity
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generations of the future
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scurvy
 Definition
disease caused from lack of Vitamin C
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utmost
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highest or greatest
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plaintive
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mournful or sad
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erratic
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not steady, not regular
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appall
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filled with horror, dismay
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repudiate
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reject
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fidelity
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faithfulness
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impediment
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obstruction, hinderance
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recluse
 Definition
hermit, withdrawn from the world
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