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The Scarlet Letter Vocab III
Vocab for my H. English III class; 3rd set
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11th Grade
10/24/2010
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gibe
 Definition
to tease with taunting words
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foliage
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leaves, flowers, and branches
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imbibed
 Definition
received; took in
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obviated
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anticipated and made unnecessary
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ethereal
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celestial, heavenly
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chasm
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a marked division, separations, or divisions
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acquiescing
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accepting or complying passively
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propinquity
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nearness in place or time
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ursurp
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to seize by force
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sere
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withered
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verdure
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condition of health and vigor
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sedulous
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diligent; careful and busy
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petulant
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insolent or rude
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precocity
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the quality of exhibiting mature qualities at a young age
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acrid
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bitter
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enigma
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something hard to understand or explain; mystery
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propensity
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intense inclination
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asperity
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harshness
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asperity
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harshness
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upbraided
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criticized; scolded
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scintillating
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brilliant; shining
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scrofula
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a form of tuberculosis
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loquacity
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talkativeness
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cadence
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rhythmic sequence or pattern
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contiguity
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the quality or state of being next or near to
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misanthropy
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hatred or distrust of humankind
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consecration
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the art of making or declaring sacred
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satiating
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satisfying fully
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colloquy
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conversation
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choleric
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bad tempered; irritable
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accosting
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attacking
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prattle
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to babble meaninglessly
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inured
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accustomed to accept something undesireable
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mollified
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soothed
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vicissitude
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changing circumstances
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introspection
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the examination of one's own mental and emotional state
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irrefragable
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not to be disputed or contested
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comport
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to conduct or behave
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obeisance
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a bodily gesture, such as a bow, that expresses respect
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grandam
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old woman, grandmother
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potentate
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one who wields controlling power
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stupefied
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astonished
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gratuitous
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without apparent reason or justification
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quaff
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drink deeply
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wormwood
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something bitter and grievous; bitterness
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lees
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dregs
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effervesce
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to bubble; to show liveliness
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buckler
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a shield worn on the left arm
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probity
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moral uprightness
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animadversion
 Definition
adverse and typically ill-natured or unfair criticism
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