Ch14- Scarlet Letter Flashcards
1
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PROPINQUITY
A
(n.) nearness in place; proximity
2
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USURPING
A
(v.) to seize and hold; to use without authority
3
Q
BANE
A
(n.) a person or thing that ruins or spoils; a deadly poison
4
Q
PERADVENTURE
A
(n.) chance, dout or uncertainity
5
Q
ENTREATY
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(n.) an earnest request or petition
6
Q
DERISIVELY
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(adj.) contemptuous; mocking
7
Q
PERPETRATION
A
(v.) to commit
8
Q
SPAKE
A
(v.) past tense of speak
9
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DIREST
A
(adj.) causing or involving great fear or suffering
10
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PURPORT
A
(v.) the appearance of being; profess or claim, often falsely