Scarlet Letter vocab chapters 16-20 Flashcards
1
Q
exceedingly talkative
A
Loquacity
2
Q
to talk in a foolish or simple minded way.
A
Prattle
3
Q
a hatred or distrust for mankind
A
Misanthropy
4
Q
the act of making or declaring sacred
A
Consecration
5
Q
to alienate the affections
A
Estranged
6
Q
bad tempered
A
choleric
7
Q
soothed in temper or disposition
A
mollified
8
Q
awkward or clumsy
A
uncouth
9
Q
to give an attractive but often disceptive appearance to
A
Gild
10
Q
to reduce the purity of by making with something debasing
A
ally
