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Chapter 1-6 SL Vocabulary
Scarlet letter vocabulary from chapters 1-6
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10th Grade
10/17/2011

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Throng
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n-A multitude of people crowded or assembled together
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Edifice
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n-A building especially one of large size or imposing appearance
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Inauspicious
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adj-Unlucky, Unfortunate, Unfavorable
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Heterodox
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adj-Unorthodox, Not normal
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Pillory
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n-A wooden frame on a post with holes for securing the head and hands formerly used to expose an offender to the public
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Ignominious
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adj-Deserving disgrace, humiliation, or shame
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Contrivance
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n-A plan or a scheme
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Gentility
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n-Well mannered or having a high social status
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Misguidance
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To guide wrongly, misdirect. To give bad advice
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Iniquity
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n-Sin, crime, or evil
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Sagacity
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n-Wisdom or good judgement
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Striven
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v-To exert oneself vigorously, try hard
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Ignominy
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n-Actual subject of disgrace or shame
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Expostulation
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n-Protests or reasons
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Besmirches
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v-Stain or make dirty
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Uncongenial
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adj-Not suitable, unpleasant
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Progenitors
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n-Ancestor
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Superfluous
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adj-An extra amount being more than is required
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Alchemy
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n-An old form of chemistry that involved magic
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Insidious
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adj-To trap or trick
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Contumaciously
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adv-Rebellious or Disobedient
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Dexterity
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n-Skill or ability
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Amendable
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adj-Agreeable or submissive
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Conjuration
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n-To evoke or call magically
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Placidity
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n-serenity, peaceful, calmness
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