Ch13- Scarlet Letter Flashcards

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PAUPER

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(n.) a very poor person

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GIBE

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(v.) to utter mocking or scoffing words

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ACCOST

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(v.) to confort bodily

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DESPOTIC

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(n.) of tendency to a ruler with absolute power

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AUSTERITY

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(n.) serious, severe quality

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ACQUIESCING

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(v.) to submit or comply siletly or without protest

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AUSPICIOUS

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(adj.) peromising success

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SEMBLANCE

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(n.) outward aspect or appearance

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PROFFERED

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(v.) to put before a person for acceptance; offer

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PERILOUS

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(adj.) involving full of grave risk or peril

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STIGMATIZED

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(v.) to set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon

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