Scarket Letter Vocab 11-24

Question 0

Hypocrite

Answer 0

One who pretends to be a what he/she is not

Question 1

Veneration

Answer 1

Profound respect

Question 2

Introspection

Answer 2

Examination of ones own thoughts and feelings

Question 3

Impalpable

Answer 3

Not perceptible to the touch

Question 4

Expiation

Answer 4

Atonement

Question 5

Scurrilous

Answer 5

Coarse ; vulgar

Question 6

Pristine

Answer 6

Pure ; unspoiled

Question 7

Morbid

Answer 7

Resulting from disease

Question 8

Infer

Answer 8

To reason from evidence; to draw a conclusion

Question 9

Pestilence

Answer 9

Infectious disease

Question 10

Calamity

Answer 10

A disaster ; an extreme misfortune

Question 11

Auspicious

Answer 11

Favorable ; promising well for the future

Question 12

Extort

Answer 12

To get by force or threats

Question 13

Capricious

Answer 13

Changeable ; flighty

Question 14

Asperity

Answer 14

Sharpness

Question 15

Loquacity

Answer 15

Talkativeness

Question 16

Lamentation

Answer 16

An outward expression of grief

Question 17

Misanthropy

Answer 17

Dislike or distrust of people

Question 18

Consecration

Answer 18

Holiness ; sacredness

Question 19

Solace

Answer 19

Consolation ; comfort

Question 20

Stigma

Answer 20

A mark or sign of disgrace

Question 21

Vicissitude

Answer 21

An unforeseeable change

Question 22

Affliction

Answer 22

Something that causes pain and distress ; a misfortune

Question 23

Probity

Answer 23

Integrity

Question 24

Indefatigable

Answer 24

Untiring

Question 25

Transitory

Answer 25

Fleeting ; of a short duration

Question 26

Appalled

Answer 26

Filled with dismay ; shocked

Question 27

Conjectural

Answer 27

Based on guesswork