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The scarlet letter vocab
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11th Grade
10/10/2012
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Ediface
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A building especially a large and impealing one 
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Infer 
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to draw as a conclusion 
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ignominy 
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shame, disgrace
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demeanor
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manner 
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Amenable
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responsive, willing to submit
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heterogeneous
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of different origins, not of the same kind
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sagacity
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wisdom
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Effectual
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likely to produce a desired result
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Heterodox
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unorthodox, out of the ordinary
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eminant
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distinguished, high in rank or position 
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mein 
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a persons manner or bearing the way one acts/ behavior
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inscrutable
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myseterious, incapable of being understood
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Lurid
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sensational, shocking
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evoked 
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called forth
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constrained 
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compelled; forced to 
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imperitively
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in a demanding way
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caprice 
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a whim; a sudden chage of mind 
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emaciated
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abnormally thin; thin as from illness
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importunate 
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annoying persistent insistent 
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transgressions 
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breeches of the law; sins 
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imbibes
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drinks or takes in
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inimical 
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hostile; threatening 
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Albeit
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even though; although 
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penitential 
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expressing sorrow or having sinnedl expressing penitece 
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premediated 
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thought out before hand 
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auspicious 
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favorable; promising well for the future
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morbid
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resulting from disease 
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calamity 
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disaster; an extreme misfortune
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deluded
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deceived; fooled
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extort 
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to get by force or threats 
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accosted 
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approached and spoken to 
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capricious 
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changeable; flightly 
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appalled 
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filled with dismay and shock 
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mollified 
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smooth pacified 
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solace 
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consolation; comfort 
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afflication 
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something causing pain and distress misfortune 
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misanthropy 
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dislike or distrust of people 
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despondency 
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depression
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lamentation 
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an outward expression of grief
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