SCARLET LETTER VOCAB

Question 0

expound

Answer 0

explain; set forth; state in detail

Question 1

revile

Answer 1

to call bad names, abuse with words

Question 2

perversity

Answer 2

willfulness; obstinacy in persisting in wrong

Question 3

perpetuate

Answer 3

to commish or do (a crime, fraud)

Question 4

anathema

Answer 4

a solemn curse

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ignominy

Answer 5

public shame and disgrace; dishonor

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lieu

Answer 6

place, stead

Question 7

flagrant

Answer 7

glaringly offensive; outrageous

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ludicrous

Answer 8

causing derisive laughter, ridiculous

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caprice

Answer 9

a sudden change of mind without reasoning

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infamy

Answer 10

public disgrace

Question 11

moment

Answer 11

importance; weight; consequence

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commiserate

Answer 12

feel or express sorrow for another’s suffering

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caper

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to leap or jump about playfully

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succor

Answer 14

to help or aid

Question 15

dearth

Answer 15

too small a supply, great scarcity

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singular

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extraordinary; unusual

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emanciate

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make unnaturally thin; waste away

Question 18

insidious

Answer 18

seeking to entrap or ensnare; crafty

Question 19

iniquity

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gross unrighteousness; sin; wickedness

Question 20

amenable

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open to influence or suggestion

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efficacy

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power to produce the effect wanted

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retribution

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a deserved punishment, return for wrongdoing

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abash

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embarrass and confuse, disconcert

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reciprocate

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give in return

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defunct

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dead; extinct

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decry

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condemn, denounce

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odious

Answer 27

very displeasing; hateful; offensive

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expiation

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a making amends for a wrong, sin; atonement

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pristine

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as it was in its earliest time or state; original

Question 30

query

Answer 30

question, inquiry

Question 31

effect

Answer 31

to make happen; result

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erudite

Answer 32

scholarly, learned

Question 33

auspicious

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favorable; fortunate

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waive

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to give up (a right, claim)

Question 35

manifest

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reveal; display; prove

Question 36

benign

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kindly in feeling; benevolent; gracious

Question 37

enigma

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A baffling or puzzling problem, situation, or person

Question 38

incongruity

Answer 38

unfitness; inappropriateness

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pauper

Answer 39

very poor person

Question 40

austerity

Answer 40

sternness in manner or appearance

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vindicate

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clear from suspicion or dishonor

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conjecture

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formation of an opinion admittedly without sufficient evidence for proof; guessing

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petulant

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irritable over trifles; peevish

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scourge

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a whip or lash

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rankle

Answer 45

continue to give pain

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zealous

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eager; enthusiastic

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taper

Answer 47

A very slender candle

Question 48

mollify

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soften in temper, calm

Question 49

posterity

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generations of the future

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utmost

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greatest or highest possible

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plaintive

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mournful; sad

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haggard

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looking worn from pain, fatigue, worry, hunger; gaunt

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scurvy

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disease caused by lack of vitamin c

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erratic

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not steady, uncertain, irregular

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devoid

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entirely without; empty; lacking

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dispel

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drive away and scatter; disperse

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mutability

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ability or tendency to change

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recluse

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person who lives shut up or withdrawn from the world

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vicisstude

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change in circumstances or fortune

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oracle

Answer 60

sure and wise answer

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wonted

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accustomed, customary, usual

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attribute

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characteristic

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impediment

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hindrance; obstruction

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vestige

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slight remnant, trace, mark

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machination

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evil plot; secret or cunning scheme

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blackground

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a low, contemptible person; scoundrel

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impart

Answer 67

give a part or share of

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fidelity

Answer 68

steadfast faithfulness; loyalty

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loquacity

Answer 69

talkativeness

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appall

Answer 70

fill with horror, dismay

Question 71

repudiate

Answer 71

refuse to accept, reject