Scarlet Letter Vocab Part 2 (09.11.2020) Flashcards by Zoe Barger | Brainscape

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strict or severe in religious exercises or self mortification

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ascetic

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to get by care/effort

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procure

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to abstain from

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forbear

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incorruptible

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inviolable

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to present something, falsely

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purport

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a maze

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labyrinth

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stealthily treacherous

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insidious

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pleasantly calm

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placidity

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to stain, soil

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sully

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agreeable, submissive

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amenable

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a scarcity or lack

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dearth

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a sudden, unpredictable change (mind or weather)

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caprice

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having its original purity

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pristine

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magical power to change a substance to gold

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alchemy

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able to be calculated/logical

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calculable

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incapable of being touched

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intangible

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misleading

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delusive

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inability or unwillingness to believe

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incredulity

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a curse

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anathema

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liable to change (subject to)

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mutability