The Scarlet Letter (26-50)

Question 1

Burnish

Answer 1

To make a shiny or to polish by rubbing

Question 2

Calamity

Answer 2

A serious event causing distress or misfortune

Question 3

Capricious

Answer 3

Changing suddenly, fickle

Question 4

Consecrate

Answer 4

To dedicate or to declare sacred

Question 5

Credible

Answer 5

Reliable and believable

Question 6

Dearth

Answer 6

A lack, a scarcity 

Question 7

Decorousness

Answer 7

Proper behavior

Question 8

Decorum

Answer 8

Appropriate conduct, correct and proper behavior

Question 9

Deleterious

Answer 9

Harmful; dangerous; injurious

Question 10

Depravity

Answer 10

Moral corruption, a wicked or perverse act

Question 11

Derision

Answer 11

Scoffing at, mockery, ridicule

Question 12

Despondency

Answer 12

Depression, dejection 

Question 13

Despotic

Answer 13

Ruling oppressively and absolutely; tyrannical

Question 14

Discern

Answer 14

To differentiate between two or more things

Question 15

Duplicity

Answer 15

Double-dealing, hypocrisy

Question 16

Edifice

Answer 16

A very large building

Question 17

Effervescent

Answer 17

Showing high spirits

Question 18

Endow

Answer 18

To provide with income or property, to supply it with a talent or quality

Question 19

Enmity

Answer 19

Absolute hatred

Question 20

Entreaty

Answer 20

A plea, an earnest request

Question 21

Enumerate

Answer 21

To count one by one

Question 22

Erudite

Answer 22

Scholarly

Question 23

Esoteric

Answer 23

Understood only by a small group or a select few

Question 24

Estrange

Answer 24

To alienate, to separate

Question 25

Ethereal 

Answer 25

Heavenly, unusually delicate, light lacking material substance, intangible