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Scarlet Letter SAT Vocab
SAT words found in the Scarlet Letter
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English
11th Grade
10/25/2011

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burnish
Definition
to polish by rubbing
perfect or enhance a skill
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auspicious
Definition
to be favorable or conducive to success
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venerable
Definition
to be granted a great deal of respect
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impute
Definition
to credit to or accuse of
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portent
Definition
an omen, a sign foreshadowing something that might happen
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despondency
Definition
depressed because of loss of hope
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languid
Definition
lacking energy or vitality, weak, showing little spirit or animation
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implicit
Definition
implied though not directly expressed
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sedulous
Definition
diligent in application or tension
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prattle
Definition
to talk in a foolish or childish way
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mirth
Definition
amusement or laughter, noun
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potentate
Definition
a person who possesses great power as a sovereign monarch
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scintillating
Definition
shining brightly
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vicissitude
Definition
a change or maturation, typically unwelcome
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abased
Definition
to humiliate or cause shame
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Capricious
Definition
whimsical or wayward
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dearth
Definition
to lack or have in sufficiency of
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dearth
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to lack or have in sufficiency of
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austerity
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very strict, very restrained
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gratuitous
Definition
given, done, bestowed, or obtained w/out charge
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antipathy
Definition
an instinctive opposition or feeling of mutual dislike
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Ioquacity
Definition
being talkative or wordy
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forbearance
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to have self control over yourself
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affinity
Definition
natural attraction
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Augured
Definition
an outcome, positive or negative
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misanthropy
Definition
a general hate or distrust for people or humans
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indefatigable
Definition
incapable of being fatigued
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deleterious
Definition
harmful
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deleterious
Definition
harmful
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primeval
Definition
having existed from the beginning
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zenith
Definition
the highest point
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propinquity
Definition
in close proximity to
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inveterately
Definition
longstanding
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duplicity
Definition
being two-faced
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