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Scarlet Letter Vocab Words Flashcards

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Theocracy

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Government ruled by or subject to religious authority (a church state)

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Edifice

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Large, imposing building

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Inauspicious

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Unfavorable

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Venerable

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Worthy of praise

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Physiognomy

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Facial features

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Infamy

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Disgrace

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Abashed

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Taken aback

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Ignominy (Ignominious)

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Humiliation

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Iniquity

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Wickedness

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Evanescent

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Ephemeral, short-lived, likely to vanish or disappear

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Visage

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Face

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Countenance

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Appearence

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Scaffold

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A platform used for public execution or punishment

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Pillory

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Rack with holes for head and hands

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Contumely

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Rudeness or contempt arising from arrogance

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Preternaturally

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Abnormally, supernaturally

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Heterogeneous

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Different in kind, unlike

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Abate

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Lessen, diminish

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Keen

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Marked by sharp or quick intelligence

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Sojourn

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Brief or temporary stay

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Mien

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Manner of carrying oneself

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Sagacity

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Shrewd, extremely perceptive

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Expound

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To explain in detail, to elucidate

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Plaintive

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mournful, sad

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Lurid

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Shocking, sensationed

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Quell

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Suppress, pacify, quiet

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Rebuke

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Sharp reprimand

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Avenge

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Get revenge

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29
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Efficacy

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Effectiveness

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Feign

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Pretend

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31
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Retibution

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Something given or demanded in repayment

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32
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Progenitor

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A direct ancestor

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33
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Anathema

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Curse

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34
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Matronly

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Characteristic of a fully mature woman

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Faculties

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Any of the powers and capabilities possessed by the human mind

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36
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Zeal

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Passon, fervor

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Deportment

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Manner of personal conduct, behavior

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Elixir

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A substance believed to maintain life indefinitely

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Fervent

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Passionate zealous

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Parochial

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1) related to a parish

2) Narrow in outlook; provincial

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Entreaties

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Earnest requests

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Orthodox

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Adhering to what is commonly accepted

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Erudition

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Learning acquired by study

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Diabolical

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Characteristic of the devil, satonic

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propagate

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Reproduce

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Conjoined

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Joined together, united

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Ghastly

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inspiring shock, revulsion, or horror

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Odious

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Repugnant, detestable

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Veneration

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Profound respect or reverance

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Ethereal

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Light and insubstantial, intangible, delicate, heavenly

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Penance

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A voluntary act of self-mortification or devotion expressing sorrow or sin

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Admonish

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To caution, warn

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Zenith

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1) The point on the celestial sphere that is directly above the observer
2) The point of culmination the peak

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Portent

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An indication or omen of something about to happen

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Scurrilous

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Vulgar, indecent

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Accost

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Approach

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Austerity

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Plainness

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Speculation

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Contemplation or consideration of a subject

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Stigmatized

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Branded or characterized as disgraceful

60
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Acquiescing

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To comply or agree without protest

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Propinquity

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Nearness

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Implore

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To beg

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Sedulous

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Diligent

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Ominous (ominously)

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Suggestion thats something bad is going to happen

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Upbraid

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Scold

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Enigma

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Mystery, puzzle

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Scintillating

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Sparking, glistening

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Loquacity

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Talkativeness

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Despondency

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Dejection, loss of hope

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Spectre

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A ghostly apparition, a haunting or disturbing image

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Malevolent

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Wishing evil or harm to others, malicious

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Obscure

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Faintly perceptible and lacking in clear boundaries

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Sanctity

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Sacredness

74
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Denizens

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Inhabitant

75
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Prattle

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To charter, babble

76
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Vessel

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A hollow container

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Gable

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A triangular architectural section

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Blasphemous

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To speak of god (or other sacred entity) in an irreverent, impious manner

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Transitory

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Temporary, fleeting

80
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Decorum

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Showing appropriate behavior

81
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Obeisance

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Submissive behavior (such as bowing) to show respect to another person

82
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Malignity

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Disposed to evil, intense ill will

83
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Quietude

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The state of being quite, tranquility

84
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Unwonted

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Unusual, rare

85
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Posterity

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Descendants

86
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Clarion

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Loud and clear

87
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Dell

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A small wooded valley

88
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Repudiate

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Cost off publicly

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Escutcheon

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Shield with a coat of arms

90
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Sable

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The color black as in heraldry or mourning

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