Scarlet Letter Vocab Part 1 (09.04.2020) Flashcards by Zoe Barger

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a large structure, usually a building

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edifice

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imaginative, fantastical

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phantasmagoric

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appearance or face

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physiognomy

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to foretell the future (bode)

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augur

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lacking in quality or quantity

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meagre

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brusque or immediate action

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peremptory

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a secret/illicit lover

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paramour

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to take in and incorporate as one’s own

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assimilate

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state of being famous for a bad thing

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infamy

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a person of deceit; a con artist

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mountebank

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a wooden structure used for public shaming

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pillory

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a token or good luck charm believed to have power

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talisman

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to cause to become; to make

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wreak

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encourage or urge (someone) to do something

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exhort

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a reward or repayment for kindness

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requital

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insolent or insulting language or treatment

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contumely

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deserving or causing disgrace or shame

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ignominious

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an ancestor or parent

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progenitors

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uselessly

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unavailingly

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fading or disappearing; temporary

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evanescent