English 11 - final Scarlet Letter

Question 1

depravity

Answer 1

the state or quality of being corrupted by evil

Question 2

sanctity

Answer 2

holiness of life and character; the quality of being holy or sacred

Question 3

emaciated

Answer 3

very thin, feeble, wasted away physically

Question 4

torpid

Answer 4

having lost motion or the power of exertion or feeling

Question 5

satiate

Answer 5

to satisfy as a need or desire fully or to excess

Question 6

citadel

Answer 6

a fortress that commands a city; a stronghold

Question 7

reproachfully

Answer 7

in a manner of disapproving, blaming or discrediting

Question 8

deportment

Answer 8

the manner in which one conducts oneself; behavior

Question 9

probity

Answer 9

adherence to the highest principles and ideals; honesty, uprightness

Question 10

calamity

Answer 10

a state of deep distress or misery caused by major misfortune or loss

Question 11

propensity

Answer 11

an often intense natural inclination or preference

Question 12

machination

Answer 12

a crafty or scheming action intended to accomplish an evil end

Question 13

propigate

Answer 13

to continue, to transmit, or to cause to spread out and affect a greater number or greater area

Question 14

ethereal

Answer 14

of or relating to regions beyond the earth; unworldly, spiritual

Question 15

scurrilous

Answer 15

using or given to coarse language; being vulgar and evil

Question 16

providential

Answer 16

of, relating to, or determined by divine guidance or care

Question 17

inimical

Answer 17

being adverse often by reason of malevolence or hostility

Question 18

denizen

Answer 18

inhabitant; one that frequents a place

Question 19

inured

Answer 19

accustomed to accept something undesirable

Question 20

conjectural

Answer 20

of the nature of supposition, given to inference, inclined to come to a conclusion based on guesswork