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Scarlet Letter Vocabulary
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English
11th Grade
02/06/2014

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inauspicious
Definition
not conducive to success
(Winchesters arguing)
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evanescent
Definition
quickly fading or disappearing
(Scott)
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spurn
Definition
reject with disdain
(creepy "spaniel" speech in Shakespeare)
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preternatural
Definition
beyond what is normal or natural
(UK SPN)
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remonstrate
Definition
forcefully reproachful protest
(Dean about Ruby)
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contumacious
Definition
stubbornly disobedient to authority
(Conor)
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amenable
Definition
open to suggestion
(Watson)
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capricious
Definition
driven by whim
(Holmes)
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exigency
Definition
urgent need or demand
(food for teenagers)
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pillory
Definition
wooden structure with holes for the head and hands; to ridicule publicly
(Merlin, stocks)
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propensity
Definition
natural inclination
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precocity
Definition
intelligence ahead of normal developmental standards
(me)
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asperity
Definition
harshness to tone or manner
(BBC Sherlock)
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mollify
Definition
pacify
(Molly Weasley)
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abash
Definition
shame, embarrass
(sex shaming)
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ignominy
Definition
public disgrace
[Richard Brook)
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visage
Definition
appearance
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eminent
Definition
respected
(Dumbledore pre-GOF ending)
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sagacity
Definition
wisdom, shrewdness
(mentor archetype)
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inscrutable
Definition
impossible to understand
(this bloody cold case)
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anathema
Definition
object of one's hatred
(Anathema, Spanish Inquisition)
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dauntless
Definition
showing fearlessness
(Gryffindor)
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vindicate
Definition
clear of blame
(find innocent)
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inimical
Definition
tending to obstruct
{obstruction of justice)
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obviate
Definition
remove
(obliviate memories)
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enigma
Definition
mystery, puzzle, difficult problem
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inure
Definition

accustom someone to something

(JW, heads in fridge)

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