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The Scarlet Letter Vocab (Ch. 1-4)
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General Vocab
11th Grade
09/03/2010

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Edifice
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a large building.
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Sepulchers
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a tomb, grave, or burial place.
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Congenial
Definition
agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character
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Ponderous
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of great weight; heavy; massive
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Inauspicious
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not auspicious; boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable
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Physiognomies
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the outward appearance of anything, taken as offering some insight into its character
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Augured
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to serve as an omen or promise of; foreshadow; betoken
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Meager
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deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate
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Evanescent
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vanishing; fading away; fleeting.
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Ignominy
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disgrace; dishonor; public contempt.
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Contumely
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insulting display of contempt in words or actions; contemptuous or humiliating treatment.
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Visage
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the face, usually with reference to shape, features, expression, etc.; countenance.
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Infamy
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extremely bad reputation, public reproach, or strong condemnation as the result of a shameful, criminal, or outrageous act
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Sagacity
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acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgment
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Amenable
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ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable
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Efficacy
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capacity for producing a desired result or effect; effectiveness
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Feign
Definition
to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of
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