Ch8- Scarlet letter Flashcards

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BEHEST

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(n.) a command or directive

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BEDIZEN

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(v.) to dress or adorn in a showy, audy or tasteless manner

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IMBIBES

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(v.) to consume; soak up

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AMISS

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(adv.) out of the light, proper course

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INDEFEASIBLE

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(adj.) not to be annuled

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UNHALLOWED

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(adj.) unholy

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MOUNTEBANK

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(n.) a charlatan or quack

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BOON

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(n.) blessing; benefit

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THITHER

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(adj.) farther; more remote

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HEREIN

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(adv.) in this fact; in view of this

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ADDUCED

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(v.) bring forward an argument

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VEHEMANCE

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(n.) fury; vigorious

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UNWONTED

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(adj.) not customary or usual

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CAPERING

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(v.) to leap or heap in sprightly manner

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SHREWD

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(adj.) astute or sharp in particular matters

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AVERRED

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(v.) to assert or affirm with confidence

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ILL-OMENED

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(adj.) astute or sharp in particular matters

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TARRY

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(v.) to remain or stay

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SUNDERING

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(v.) to separate; part; divide