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American Lit Midterm Vocabulary
vocab from scarlet letter and textbook
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Literature
10th Grade
01/07/2010

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edifice
Definition
a large opposing building
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throng
Definition
a crowd of people
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indubitably
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undoubtedly
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venerable
Definition
deserving of respect
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meager
Definition
thin, little, small amount
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autumnal
Definition
maturity, referring to autumn
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diabolical
Definition
characteristic of the devil
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tenaciously
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persistently
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visage
Definition
facial appearance
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unadulterated
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pure
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scurrilous
Definition
grossly or obscenely abusive
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sojourn
Definition
temporary stay
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obstinacy
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stubbornness
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prattle
Definition
babble
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sexton
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church official
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mutability
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prone to chance
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thwarted
Definition
stoppped
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inextricable
Definition
incapable of being disentangled
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emaciated
Definition
abnormally thin or lean
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listlessness
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lack of interest
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bedizen
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to dress in a showy manner
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eccentricities
Definition
unusual characteristics
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zenith
Definition
the highest point
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petulant
Definition
unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered, peevish
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somniferous
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to make sleepy
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ignominy
Definition
disgrace, dishonor, public comtempt
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caprice
Definition
an impulsive change of mind
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vivacious
Definition
lively, full of life
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malignant
Definition
evil in nature
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tumult
Definition
violent noisy commotion
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temperance
Definition
eat not to dullness, drink not to elevation
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sincerity
Definition
use no hurtful deceit, think innocently and justly
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pilfer
Definition
steal
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palisades
Definition
large point stakes set in the ground to form a fence
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conceits
Definition
strange or fanciful ideas
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mollified
Definition
soothed, calmed
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peril
Definition
danger
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loath
Definition
reluctant, unwilling
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sundry
Definition
various, different
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recompense
Definition
reward, repayment
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manifold
Definition
in many ways
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persevere
Definition
persist, be steadfast in purpose
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omnipotent
Definition
all-powerful
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ineffable
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inexpressable
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dolorous
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sad, mournful
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arduous
Definition
difficult
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avarice
Definition
greed
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vigilance
Definition
watchfullness
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disposition
Definition
management
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foppery
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foolishness
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felicity
Definition
happiness, bliss
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squander
Definition
spend or use wastefully
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fasting
Definition
eating very little or nothing
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unalienable
Definition
not to be taken away
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usurpation
Definition
unlawful seizure of rights or privileges
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perfidy
Definition
betrayal of trust
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redress
Definition
compensation for a wrong done
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magnanimity
Definition
ability to rise above pettiness or meanness, generosity
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acquiesce
Definition
agree without protest
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consanguinity
Definition
kinship
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ostentation
Definition
boastful display
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parsimony
Definition
stinginess
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importunate
Definition
insistent
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munificent
Definition
generous
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equivocal
Definition
having more than one possible interpretation
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appellation
Definition
name or title
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specious
Definition
seeming to be good without actually being so
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sentience
Definition
capacity of feeling
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obeisance
Definition
gesture of respect
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craven
Definition
very cowardly
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bivouac
Definition
temporary encampment
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efface
Definition
erase, wipe
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sepulcher
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tomb
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gloaming
Definition
evening dusk
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querulous
Definition
complaining
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connate
Definition
existing naturally, innate
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divines
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clergy
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bastions
Definition
fortifications
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evitable
Definition
avoidable
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expedient
Definition
resource
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posterity
Definition
all succeeding generations
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alacrity
Definition
speed
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cornice
Definition
projecting decorative molding along the top of a building
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finite
Definition
having measurable or definable limits
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abeyance
Definition
temporary suspension
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effuse
Definition
pour out
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