Scarlet letter vocab Flashcards
Abate
If something bad abates it becomes less strong
Amenable
willing to do something
Colloquial
words part of Informal phrases in conversation
Edifice
big building
Effervescent
An effervescent liquid contains or releases bubbles or gas
Enigmatic
Someone or something mysterious or hard to understand
erudite
style of writting/showing great knowledge
exigencies
Demands/difficulties that are part of a situation
Expiate
Do something to show you are sorry for what you have done
Extant
Still in existence even though it’s old
Ignominy
shame or public disgrace
loquacious
someone who talks a lot
Misanthrope
someone who doesn’t like other people
Mutability
something’s ability to be altered or its tendency to change
Necromancy
A magic that people believe brings someone back from the dead
Odious
Hatefull or disgusting
Palliate
An indirect solution to pain or suffering
Pithy
short direct and full of meaning
Propinquity
Nearness to a location or close relationship to someone or something
Tempestuous
involving very strong and intense emotions
Sagacious
Inntelligent/ having the ability to make good decisions
Scurrilous
accusations that are unfair and untrue that will likely damage repputation
Sedulous
Perseverence and hard work
Venerate
feel great respect