Scarlet Letter Vocab Part 1 (09.04.2020) Flashcards
1
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a large structure, usually a building
A
edifice
2
Q
imaginative, fantastical
A
phantasmagoric
3
Q
appearance or face
A
physiognomy
4
Q
to foretell the future (bode)
A
augur
5
Q
lacking in quality or quantity
A
meagre
6
Q
brusque or immediate action
A
peremptory
7
Q
a secret/illicit lover
A
paramour
8
Q
to take in and incorporate as one’s own
A
assimilate
9
Q
state of being famous for a bad thing
A
infamy
10
Q
a person of deceit; a con artist
A
mountebank
11
Q
a wooden structure used for public shaming
A
pillory
12
Q
a token or good luck charm believed to have power
A
talisman
13
Q
to cause to become; to make
A
wreak
14
Q
encourage or urge (someone) to do something
A
exhort
15
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a reward or repayment for kindness
A
requital
