Scarlet Letter Flashcards by Kenny Norman | Brainscape

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Without spirit, lack of interest

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Listlessness

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Evil

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Infamy

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Sinister scheming

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Machinations

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Desire to do evil

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Malevolence

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Malignity

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Desire to do evil, malicious behavior

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Nugatory

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Worthless, no value

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Precocity

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Premature development

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Primeval

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Earliest ages of history

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Retribution

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Punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a criminal act

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Scintillating

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Shining brightly, sparkling

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Singular

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Remarkable, exceptionally good

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Solace

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Comfort in a time of distress or sadness

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Tremulous

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Shaking or quivering slightly

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Vicissitude

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Change of circumstances, unpleasant

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Irrevocable

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Unalterable

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