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The Scarlet Letter
Vocabulary 7
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English
10th Grade
12/03/2009
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ascended
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to have moved upward, to have risen from a lower station
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benevolence
 Definition
kindness, generosity, charity
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evanescent
 Definition
fleeting, impermanent
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fervent
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ardent; showing great emotion; impassioned
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furrowed
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to have made wrinkles or grooves
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ignominious
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displaying disgraceful or dishonorable conduct
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impropriety
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improper conduct
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impunity
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exemption from punishment, penalty, or harm
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inclement
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severe, rough, or harsh; stormy
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languid
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slow, sluggish, listless, weak
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melancholy
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depression of spirit
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oblivion
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state of being forgotten
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obscure
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difficult to see; vague
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opaque
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not allowing the passage of light, not transparent; hard to understand
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petty
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small and insignificant
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potent
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powerful; having a strong effect
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propriety
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correct conduct
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tempestuous
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turbulent; stormy
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vagrant
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a wanderer who does not have a home
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voluminous
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marked by great volume or size
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