The Scarlet Letter Flashcards
Abate
verb; (of something perceived as hostile) become less intense
Abstruse
adj; difficult to understand, obscure
Accrue
verb; to happen as a natural growth
Boorish
adj; unmannered, crude
Cabalistic
adj; mystic
Dearth
noun; an inadequate supply
Deleterious
adj; injurious to health
Depravity
noun; moral corruption
Enmity
noun; feeling or condition of hostility
Glean
verb; gather slowly and laboriously
Gesticulation
noun; an animated or excited gesture
Ignominy
noun; disgrace, dishonor
Incur
verb; to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable)
Iniquity
noun; gross injustice or wickedness
Lurid
adj; gruesome, horrible, revolting
Malevolence
noun; the quality of being malevolent, ill will
Mien
noun; air, bearing, or demeanor
Misanthropy
noun; hatred, dislike, or distrust of humankind
Mutability
noun; the ability of being subject to change
Pithy
adj; brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression
Precocity
noun; the state of being unusually advanced or mature in development
Propensity
noun; natural inclination or tendency
Somniferous
adj; bringing or inducing sleep, as drugs or influences
Taint
noun; trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful
Tempestuous
adj; characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion
Undulating
adj; (of movement) smooth and wavelike
Unwonted
adj; not customary or usual
Vestige
noun; a mark of something that is no longer present or in existence
Vie
verb; to strive in competition or rivalry with another
Zealously
adj; ardently active, devoted, or diligent
