Scarlet Letter 4 Flashcards
1
Q
Inveterate
A
Firmly established, habitual; deep rooted
2
Q
Inviolable
A
Secure from violation or from being profaned
3
Q
Jocular
A
Jesting or joking
4
Q
Jollity
A
Merriment, state of being jolly
5
Q
Labyrinthine
A
Like a maze, very convoluted and intricate
6
Q
Lament
A
To mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner
7
Q
Languid
A
Slow, sluggish, listless, weak
8
Q
Laud
A
To praise, to extol
9
Q
Loquacious
A
Very talkative
10
Q
Lurid
A
Sensational, gruesome and causing shock or horror
11
Q
Magnate
A
A person of power and influence
12
Q
Malefactor
A
A criminal
13
Q
Malevolence
A
ill will or evil intentions
14
Q
Malicious
A
Motivated by hate or deliberate intent to harm
15
Q
Malleable
A
Capable of being shaped, influenced, or altered; tractable
