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Scarlet Letter Vocab
English
30
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10/11/2005

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inauspicious
Definition
not favorable
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ignominy
Definition
great personal dishonor or humiliation
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contumely
Definition
insulting treatment; insolence
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edifices
Definition
a building, esp. one of imposing size
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lurid
Definition
ghostly pale appearance
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emolument
Definition
compensation; payment for an office or employment
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insidious
Definition
treacherous
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imbued
Definition
to permeate or invade; to stain or dye deeply
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imbibing
Definition
to receive or retain in the mind; to absorb or to take in as if by drinking
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mutability
Definition
subject to change
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amenable
Definition
redily to adapt to new circumstances; obedient or responsible
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caprice
Definition
an impulsive change or mind; a whim
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physiognomy
Definition
facial features; the art of judging human character through facial features
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appellation
Definition
a name or title
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iniquity
Definition
wickedness; sinfulness
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grizzled
Definition
streaked or mixed with gray
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machination
Definition
to plam or plot esp. to do harm
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palliate
Definition
to moderate the intensity of a disease without curing
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lattice
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a framework or stucture of crossed wood or metal
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scurrilous
Definition
being vulgar or evil
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austerity
Definition
the state of being simple
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conceits
Definition
a thought or individual opinion
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asperity
Definition
roughness of manner, sound, or temper
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contiguity
Definition
being in actual contact along a point or boundary
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misanthropy
Definition
hatred or distrust of mankind
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vicissitude
Definition
a course of action beyond one's control; a change of condition; a hardship in life
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importunately
Definition
troublesomely urgent
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necromancy
Definition
magic, sorcery
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nugatory
Definition
worthless; of little or no consequence
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escutcheon
Definition
a protective or ornamental plate
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