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Scarlet Letter Vocab
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English
11th Grade
10/10/2014

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THRONG
Definition
crowd
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ponderous
Definition
massive,weighty
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congenial
Definition
agreeable, pleasant
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inauspicious
Definition
unfavorable, unfortanate, boding ill
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physiognomy
Definition
the face or countenance when considered as an index of character
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AUGUR
Definition
to predict or foreshadow
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INDUBITABLY
Definition
unquestionably
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HETERODOX
Definition
not orthodox; heretical
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STRIPES
Definition
strokes with a whip or rod as a punishment
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VENERABLE
Definition
worthy of reverence; sacred because of religious association
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TRANSGRESSOR
Definition
sinner
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INFAMY
Definition
total loss of reputation; public disgrace; dishonor
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PENAL
Definition
of or relating to punishment
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ENSUE
Definition
to follow, develop, result
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ROTUNDITY
Definition
completeness (more literally –roundness)
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PURPORT
Definition
purpose
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BEHOOF
Definition
(archaic) benefit
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MALEFACTRESS
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a criminal or villain who is a woman
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INTERPOSE
Definition
to step in between parties at variance
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BEADLE
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a messenger or crier of a court; one who cites or bids persons to appear and answer
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HAUGHTY
Definition
disdainfully or contemptuously proud; arrogant
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EVANESCENT
Definition
fleeting; tending to become imperceptible
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IGNOMINY
Definition
disgrace; dishonor; public contempt
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VISAGE
Definition
face; countenance; demeanor
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DEPORTMENT
Definition
conduct, behavior
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FLAGRANT
Definition
outrageously evident, obviously disgraceful
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MIEN
Definition
an air or appearance which shows character, feeling
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CONTUMELY
Definition
an insulting display of contempt
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ABATE
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to decrease, diminish
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PERADVENTURE
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by chance
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AMENABLE
Definition
submissive; willing to yield
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