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Scarlet Letter
Week 1
20
English
11th Grade
08/17/2006

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throng
Definition
large group of people gathered or crowded closely toghther; a multitude
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sepulcher
Definition
chamber used as a grave
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ponderous
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having great weight
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edifice
Definition
building, especially one of imposing appearance or size
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inauspicious
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not favorable
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portal
Definition
doorway, entrance, or gate
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physiognomy
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facial feactures, especially when regarded as revealing character
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augur
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to predict expecially from signs or omens; foretell
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betoken
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to be or give a sign or portent of
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indubitably
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to apparent to be doubted; unquestionable
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scourge
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to flog
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vagrant
Definition
wandering from place to place
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demeanor
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way in which a person behave; deportment
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infamy
Definition
evil fame or reputation
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penal
Definition
of, relating to, or prescribing punishment, as for breaking the law
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impropriety
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quality or condition of being improper
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scaffold
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platform used tin the execution of condemned prisoners, as by hanging or beheading
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whit
Definition
least bit; an iota
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behoove
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to be necessary or proper for
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malefactress
Definition
female evildoer
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