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Honors American Literature > Scarlet Letter Vocab > Flashcards

Scarlet Letter Vocab Flashcards

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infamy

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the state of being well known for a bad quality/ideal

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demeanor

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outward behavior/manner

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ignominy/ignominious

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public shame/disgrace.deserving public shame

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haughty

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arrogantly superior

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rankles

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to cause irritation/to become inflamed/sore

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iniquity

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immoral or grossly unfair behavior

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apprehensive

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anxious/fearful that something bad will happen

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quietude/disquietude

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a state of calmness/a state of anxiety

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amenable

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open and responsive to suggestion, easily persuaded

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efficacy

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the ability to produce a desired or intended result

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inscrutable

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impossible to understand or interrupt

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malice

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the desire/intention to do evil

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melancholy

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feeling pensive sadness

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unobtrusive

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not attracting attention

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obtrusive

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noticeable or prominent `

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vindicate

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to clear someone of blame or suspicion

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exemplary

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serving as a model, serving as a warning or deterrent

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mirth

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amusement, expressed in laughter

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expiation

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the act of making amends for guilt or wrongdoing

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malevolence

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having or showing desire to harm another

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auspicious

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conducive to success, favorable

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impalpable

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unable to fetch by touch

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capricious

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sudden or unaccountable changes or behavior

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petulant

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childishly sulky, bad mannered

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fervently

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showing strong feelings

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irrevocably

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not capable or being changed

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intangible

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unable to be touched or grasped

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impelled

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drive or urge to do something

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intrusive

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causing disruption or annoyance through being unwelcome or univited

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duplicity

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dishonest behavior that is meant to trick someone

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mutability

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prone to frequent change, inconstant, capable of change

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ponderous

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slow and clumsy because of great weight

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somber

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dark of dull in color or tone, gloomy

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sagacity

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keen in sense of perception

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tremulously

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timidity, sensitive, shaken, disordered

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quell

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put an end to a rebellion or disorder, usually by force

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invariably

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in every case, every occasion, always

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defiant

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bold opposition

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imp

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a child who causes trouble, is mischievous, plays harmful tricks

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eminence

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condition of being well known and successful

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temporal

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relating to time

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perversity

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deliberate desire to behave in an unacceptable way

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emaciated

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abnormally thin or weak because of lack of food

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inimical

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tending to obstruct or harm

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latent

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hidden, concealed

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infirmity

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physical or mental weakness

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pestilence

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a fatal or epidemic disease

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imbibed

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to drink alcohol

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deleterious

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causing harm or damage

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reciprocated

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to respond to a gesture by making a corresponding one

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unattainable

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not able to be reached or achieved

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innate

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inborn, natural

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imputed

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to say or suggest that someone is guilty of something

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vivacity

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quality of being attractively lively and animated

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despondency

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a state of low spirits caused by loss of hope or courage

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spectre

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ghost, phantom, mental image of something unpleasant

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vehemently

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forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion

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misanthropy

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general hatred or distrust of the human species

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gesticulating

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using dramatic gestures instead of speaking to emphasize ones words

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obeisance

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deferential respect

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blight

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a plant disease, something that causes harm or damage

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ludicrous

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foolish, out of place as to be amusing or ridiculous

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decorum

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behavior in keeping with good taste

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scornful

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feeling or expressing contempt

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scruple

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feeling doubt, hesitation with regard to morality of something

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ominously

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menacing or threatening

Honors American Literature (4 decks)

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