Scarlet Letter Vocab Flashcards

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Extort

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To extract or get by force

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Exemplary

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Serving as a model, worth imitating

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3
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Haughty

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Arrogant

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4
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Heterodox

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Outside of what is expected or required

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5
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Heterogeneous

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Composed of different elements, people

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Ignominy

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Shame

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Imminent

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About to happen

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8
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Inauspicious

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Unfortunate, unfavourable

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9
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Inimical

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Hostile, in opposition

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10
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Iniquity

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Sin

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11
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Inscrutable

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Incapable of seeing or perceiving

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12
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Malicious

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Evil, of evil intent

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13
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Obscure

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Partially clouded or unclear

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14
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Ponderous

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Extraordinarily large and heavy

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15
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Potency

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Effectiveness

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16
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Premeditated

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Thought through prior

17
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Propensity

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Inclination or talent

18
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Sagacity

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Wisdom, being keen in sense of judgment

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Scurrilous

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Coarse, vulgar

20
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Talisman

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Good luck token or symbol

21
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Veneration

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Extraordinary respect or admiration

22
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Enigma

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A mystery