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Scarlet Letter Vocab ch1-10 Flashcards

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edifice

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noun

a building of large size or imposing appearance

any large, complex system or organization

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congenial

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adjective

agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character

compatible, well-suited

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inauspicious

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adjective

boding ill

ill-omened

unfavorable

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physiognomy

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noun

the face or countenance

the outward appearance of anything

insight to a character

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magistrate

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noun

a civil officer charged with the administration of the law

a minor judicial officer

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impropriety

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noun

the quality or condition of being improper

incorrect; inappropriateness

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rotundity

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noun

the condition or quality of being round or plump

fullness in speech or tone

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malefactress

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noun

a woman who violates the law or does evil

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sumptuary

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adjective

pertaining to or regulating expense or expenditure

intended to regulate personal habits on moral or religious grounds

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evanescent

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adjective

vanishing; fading away

scarcely perceptible

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ignominy

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noun

disgrace; dishonor

public contempt

a shameful or dishonorable quality

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iniquity

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noun

gross injustice or wickedness

a violation of right or duty

wicked act; sin

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beadle

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noun

a parish officer who has various subordinate duties

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visage

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noun

the face in reference to shape, features, expression, etc.

aspect; appearance

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rankle

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verb

to continue to cause irritation or resentment within the mind

to fester; to be painful

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deportment

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noun

demeanor; conduct; behavior

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scaffold

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noun

an elevated or raised platform or stage

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effectual

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adjective

producing an intended effect

adequate

valid or binding

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pillory

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noun

a wooden framework on a post to hold one’s hands and head

verb

to expose to derision, ridicule, or abuse

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contumely

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noun

insulting display of contempt in words or actions

contemptuous or humiliating treatment

a humiliating insult

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countenance

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noun

appearance, especially the look or expression of the face

facial expression

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preternaturally

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adjective

out of the ordinary course of nature

exceptional or abnormal

outside of nature; supernatural

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eminence

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noun

high station, rank, or repute

a high place or part of elevation

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remonstrance

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noun

a protest

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intervolutions

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noun

the state of being rolled or coiled up

a convolution

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behoof

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noun

advantage; benefit

verb

to be necessary or fitting for

to be appropriate or suitable

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sagacity

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noun

acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgement

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mien

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noun

behavior; air

appearance; expression

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unadulterated

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noun

not mixed with anything else

not diluted or made impure by adulterating

pure

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strive

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verb

to exert oneself vigorously

to try hard

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peremptory

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adjective

leaving no opportunity for denial, contradiction, or refusal

imperative

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inscrutable

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adjective

of an obscure nature; hard to understand

mysterious; unfathomable

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progenitors

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noun

a direct ancestor

a person or thing that first indicates a direction or serves as a model

predecessor; precursor

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commiseration

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noun

sympathy and sorrow for misfortunes of others

expressions of sympathy and sorrow for another

compassion

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superfluous

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adjective

being more than sufficient or required

more than is needed, desired, or required

excessive

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purport

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noun

purpose

intention

meaning

appearance

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intimation

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noun

suggestion; hint

indirect communication

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mutability

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noun

liable or subject to change or alteration

capability to change

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caprice

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noun

a sudden, unpredictable change

a tendency to change one’s mind without apparent or adequate motive

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delusive

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adjective

misleading; deceptive; false; unreal

of the nature of a delusion

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perverse

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adjective

showing a deliberate desire to behave in a way that is unacceptable

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subtile

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adjective

subtle; delicate or faint and mysterious

discerning; sagacious

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caper

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verb

to leap or skip about in a sprightly manner

to prance or frisk

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personage

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noun

a person of distinction or importance

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cabalistic

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adjective

mystic

hidden from view

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bond-servant

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noun

a person who serves in bondage

slave

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burnish

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verb

to make smooth and bright

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unfeignedly

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adverb

the act of being genuine (not feign)

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plumage

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noun

the feathers of a bird

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essay

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verb

to attempt or try

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imbibe

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verb

to absorb or assimilate ideas/knowledge

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depravity

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noun

moral corruption

wickedness

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indefeasible

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adjective

not able to be lost, annulled, or overturned

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Providence

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noun

God

a manifestation of divine care or direction

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adduce

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verb

to bring forward in an argument as evidence

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appellation

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noun

a name, title, or designation

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chirurgical

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adjective

pertaining to surgery or surgeons

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importunate

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adjective

troublesome; annoying

overbearingly persistent

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confer

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verb

to consult or compare together

to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.

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