Ch11- Scarlet Letter Flashcards
BALKED
(v.) to stop, as in an obstacle
ABHORRENCE
(n.) a feeling of, or something extremelly repugnant
FORLORN
(adj.) lonely, sad; desolate; dreary
LORE
(n.) knowledge, erudition, learning
CLERICAL
(adj.) pertaining to the characteristics of a clergy
ETHEREALIZED
(v.) to make deliate or refined
ATTESTATION
(v.) to give proof or evidence; to witness to; to put on oath
TOTTER
(v.) to walk or go with faltering steps; to shake or tremble
INIQUITY
(n.) a violation of right or duty
AVOWAL
(n.) an open statement of affirmation
VIGILS
(n.) a period of wakeness maintained for any reason
TYPIFIED
(v.) to serve as typical example for
FOREBORNE
(v.) to refrain or abstain from (forbear)
PITH
(n.) the important or essential part; essence; core
GAIT
(n.) a manner of walking, stepping, or running