The Scarlet Letter: Quiz #1

Question 1

petrify

Answer 1

to benumb or paralyze with astonishment, horror, or other strong emotion

Question 2

ignominy

Answer 2

disgrace; dishonor; public contempt

Question 3

transgressors

Answer 3

person who violates a law, command, moral code, etc.

Question 4

purport

Answer 4

profess or claim, often falsely

Question 5

visage

Answer 5

aspect; appearance. the face, usually with reference to shape, features, expression, etc

Question 6

rankle

Answer 6

to continue to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment within the mind

Question 7

fervor

Answer 7

great warmth and earnestness of feeling

Question 8

exhort

Answer 8

to urge, advise, or caution earnestly; admonish urgently

Question 9

efficacy

Answer 9

capacity for producing s desired result or effect

Question 10

retribution

Answer 10

retaliation, repayment

Question 11

progenitors

Answer 11

a biologically related ancestor

Question 12

emolument

Answer 12

profit, salary, or fees from office or employment

Question 13

procure

Answer 13

to obtain or get by care, effort

Question 14

reviles

Answer 14

to speak abusively

Question 15

enmity

Answer 15

a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; animosity

Question 16

preternatural

Answer 16

outside of nature; supernatural

Question 17

caper

Answer 17

to leap or skip about in a sprightly manner

Question 18

extant

Answer 18

in existence; still existing; not destroyed or lost

Question 19

pestilence

Answer 19

something that is considered harmful, destructive, or evil

Question 20

mountebank

Answer 20

a person who sells quack medicines, as from a platform in public places, attracting and influencing an audience by tricks, storytelling, etc