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Scarlet Letter Vocab
scarlet letter nathaniel hawthorne
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English
11th Grade
10/04/2009
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invariably
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always
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inauspicious
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humble
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venerable
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respectable
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impropriety
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improper
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ignominy
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disgrace
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abate
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put an end to
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infamy
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disgrace
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uncongenial
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unsympathetic or not compatible
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ingenuity
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creativity
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implied
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to express indirectly, indicate by association
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incredulity
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a state of disbelief
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inscrutable
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mysterious
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imbued
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to permeate or influence deeply
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inexplicable
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not explainable
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impelled
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to urge forward
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albeit
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even though, although
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importunate
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urgent
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entreaties
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earnest requests or petitions
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enumerated
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specify, count
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sagacious
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wise
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wary
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cautious
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inimical
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unfavorable, harmful
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avail
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to be of use, take advantage
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unamiable
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ill-natured
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iniquity
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gross injustice or wickedness
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pall
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shroud, cover
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impute
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attribute or ascribe
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abased
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to lower, reduce
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benign
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favorable, kind, gracious
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obviated
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to anticipate and prevent
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usurping
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to seize and hold
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impore
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to beg urgently or piteously
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impalpable
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intangible
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incongruity
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being out of place, inapropro
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acrid
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bitter, sharp, biting (taste or smell)
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epoch
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particular period of time
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inured
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to become accustomed to hardship
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mollified
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to soften, pacify, appease
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intervening
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to mediate or come between points of time
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potentate
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powerful person
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requite
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repay, return for, make up for
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quaff
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to drink a beverage
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mien
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appearance, demeanor
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pious
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religious
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orb
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sphere or globe
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unrelenting
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uneasing, severe, unyielding
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intrusiveness
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intruding
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amid
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during, surrounded by
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imperceptible
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very slight, gradual, subtle
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