Scarlet Letter Vocab. Test Flashcards

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1
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Full suit of armor; impressive array

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Panopoly

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2
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Expressive gesture

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Gesticulation

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3
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Exciting or deserving hatred or repugnance

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Odious

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4
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Dead or inactive

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Defunct

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5
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A tease or taunt

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Gibe

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6
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Something hard to understand; a mystery

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Enigma

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7
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I hatred or distrust of mankind

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Misanthropy

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8
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To alienate the affections of

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Estranged

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9
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Bad tempered; irritable

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Choleric

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10
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To reduce the purity of by mixing with something debasing

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Alloy

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11
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Awkward or clumsy

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Uncouth

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12
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To drink

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Quaff

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13
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Safe distance

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Berth

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14
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I made evil trumpet with clear shrill tones

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Clarion

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15
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Something that is taught; lesson

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Lore

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16
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Something that foreshadows a coming event; omen

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Portent

17
Q

The color black

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Sable

18
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Pretend

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Feign

19
Q

To take place afterward

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Ensue

20
Q

Publicize

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Propagate

21
Q

And open declaration of acknowledgment

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Avowal

22
Q

Talkative

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Loquacious

23
Q

To talk and in a foolish or simpleminded way

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Prattle

24
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Building

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Edifice