Scarlet Letter Vocab - Ch. 4-6 Flashcards

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anathemas

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noun; curses; denunciations; bad wishes

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draught

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noun; a drink; a dose; that which is taken in by drinking or inhaling

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efficacy

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noun; effectiveness; capacity for producing effects

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expostulation

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noun; complaint; earnest protest

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gesticulation

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noun; an animated or exercised gesture; gestures made in an excited manner especially with or instead of speech

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paramour

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noun; illicit lover; a beloved person

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phantasmagoric

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adj.; displaying an optical illusion; imagining changing scenes

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Quaff

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verb; to drink heartily

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sable

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adj. or noun; dark and somber; mourning garments

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uncongenial

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adj.; disagreeable; not compatible; not pleasing; not well-suited

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