vocab scarlet letter Flashcards
1
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deleterious
A
harmful to health
2
Q
Blighted
A
destroyed
3
Q
denizen
A
an inhabitant
4
Q
derisively
A
in a way that shows contempt or riducule
5
Q
effluence
A
a flowing out
6
Q
expiate
A
to pay the penalty for
7
Q
extenuation
A
a lessening of the seriousness by giving excuses
8
Q
fretting
A
an aching
9
Q
inscrutable
A
mysterious
10
Q
loquacity
A
ativeness
11
Q
machination
A
a plot; scheme
12
Q
malignant
A
very harmful
13
Q
preternatural
A
unnatural
14
Q
propinquity
A
nearness of relationship; kinship
15
Q
satiate
A
to satisfy fully
