Scarlet Letter 1

Question 1

Abase

Answer 1

To degrade, to humiliate

Question 2

Abate

Answer 2

To reduce in intensity or amount

Question 3

Abstruse

Answer 3

Difficult to understand, recondite, concealed

Question 4

Abyss

Answer 4

Bottomless hole, a vast expanse or depth

Question 5

Acuity

Answer 5

Sharpness of perception

Question 6

Affinity

Answer 6

A likeness, a natural relationship, a kinship

Question 7

Alacrity

Answer 7

Prompt and cheerful response

Question 8

Alchemist

Answer 8

One who practices medieval chemistry or tries to change metals into gold

Question 9

Alloy

Answer 9

A substance that is a mixture of metals

Question 10

Amenable

Answer 10

Open to or willing to follow advice or suggestion, tractable, malleable

Question 11

Antipathy

Answer 11

A dislike, a distaste, or enmity

Question 12

Append

Answer 12

To add in a supplementary matter

Question 13

Arduous

Answer 13

Very difficult to accomplish or achieve, very demanding (task)

Question 14

Ascend

Answer 14

To move upward, to rise from a lower station

Question 15

Ascetic

Answer 15

One who leads a life of self denial or contemplation; absent of luxury

Question 16

Audacity

Answer 16

Excessive boldness, rashness, daring

Question 17

Augury

Answer 17

An omen or prophecy

Question 18

Auspicious

Answer 18

Favorable

Question 19

Austere

Answer 19

Strict, stern, unadorned, ascetic

Question 20

Balm

Answer 20

A soothing substance or one that gives relief

Question 21

Benevolence

Answer 21

Kindness, generosity, charity

Question 22

Benign

Answer 22

Not causing harm, of gentle disposition, beneficial

Question 23

Betoken

Answer 23

To give a sign of

Question 24

Blighted

Answer 24

Destroyed or caused by decline or decay

Question 25

Buoyant

Answer 25

Capable of floating, cheerful

Question 26

Burnish

Answer 26

To make shiny or to polish by rubbing

Question 27

Calamity

Answer 27

A serious event causing distress or misfortune

Question 28

Capricious

Answer 28

Changing suddenly, fickle

Question 29

Consecrate

Answer 29

To dedicate or declare sacred

Question 30

Credible

Answer 30

Reliable and believable

Question 31

Dearth

Answer 31

A lack, a scarcity

Question 32

Decorousness

Answer 32

Proper behavior

Question 33

Decorum

Answer 33

Appropriate conduct, correct and proper behavior