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Scarlet Letter Vocabulary 2
Vocabulary taken directly from the novel "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Literature
11th Grade
09/21/2009

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Efficacy
Definition
effectiveness
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Eminence
Definition
a condition or station of prominence or superiority by reason of rank or office or a personal obtainments; used as a title for a cardinal
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Grievous
Definition
oppressive, onerous
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Hypocrisy
Definition
a feigning to be what one is not or to beleve what one does not; especially the false assumption of an appearance or virtue or religion
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Ignominious
Definition
marked or characterized by disgrace or shame; dishonorable
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Impediment
Definition
obstruction
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Indubitable
Definition
too evident to be doubted; unquestionable
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Infer
Definition
to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises
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Lurid
Definition
a) wan and ghastly pale in appearance; livid. b) of any of several light or medium grayish colors ranging in hue from yellow to orange
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Malefactor
Definition
one who commits an offense against the law; felon.
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