scarlet letter vocab Flashcards
infamy:
strong condemnation resulting from a shameful act
iniquity
gross wickedness
ignominious
marked by disgrace or dishonor; humiliating
contumely
insulting display of contempt in word or action
retribution
repayment, especially for evil
lurid
gruesome; horrible; revolting
stigmatize
to mark with a sign of disgrace
edifice
a large and an imposing building
scrutiny
searching examination; a close and searching look
expostulation
earnestly warning or rebuking someone
sagacity
the quality of being wise and shrewd
exigencies
the needs or demands that accompany a situation
integrity
uncompromised faithfulness to ethical and moral principles
ostracism
exclusion by general agreement; refusal to associate with
preternatural
outside of the ordinary course of nature
caprice
sudden, unpredictable change; whim; impulse
evanescent
vanishing; fading away; fleeting
precocity
unusual advancement or maturity in talent or development
perversity
willful determination not to do what is expected or desired
demeanor
conduct; behavior; appearance
mountebank
a charlatan or a quack; a cheat; a swindler
gesticulate
to make wild, animated gesture
vicissitude
a change or a variation, a changing phase
ludicrous
ridiculous; absurd; crazy; laughable
odious
hateful, detestable
abhorrence
a feeling of extreme disgust or repugnance
deleterious
injurious to health; harmful
asperity
harshness, sharpness of tone
