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Scarlet Letter Vocab
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English
11th Grade
01/13/2013

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Fervent
Definition
ardent, showing great emotion, impassioned
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Inclement
Definition
stormy, severe
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Penitent
Definition
showing or feeling regret for wrongdoing, repentant
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Prolific
Definition
abundantly fruitful, marked by great productivity
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Venerate
Definition
to honor, revere
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Alacrity
Definition
prompt and cheerful response
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Audacity
Definition
excessive boldness, rashness, daring
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Forbearance
Definition
patience, lenience
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Superfluous
Definition
beyond what is needed or required, an overflow
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Mirth
Definition
gladness and merriment usually accompanied by laughter
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Depravity
Definition
moral corruption, a wicked or perverse act
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Abase
Definition
to degrade, humiliate
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Zenith
Definition
the highest point overhead, peak
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Replete
Definition
filled to capacity, abundantly supplied
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Solace
Definition
to comfort or cheer
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Voluminous
Definition
marked by great volume or size
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Vicissitude
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a passing from one thing to another, change of luck
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Acuity
Definition
sharpness of perception
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Insidious
Definition
treacherous or dangerous in a secret sort of way
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Obtuse
Definition
dull of mind, insensitive, stupid
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Amenable
Definition
open to or willing to follow advice or suggestion, tractable, malleable
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Benign
Definition
not causing harm, of gentle disposition, beneficial
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Capricious
Definition
changing suddenly, fickle
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Dearth
Definition
A lack, scarcity
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Deleterious
Definition
harmful, dangerous, injurious
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Imbibe
Definition
to absorb or drink in
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Indefatigable
Definition
tireless, incapable of being fatigued
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Gaunt
Definition
very thin, emaciated, angular
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Precocious
Definition
exceptionally early in development or occurrence
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Extant
Definition
still in existence
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Palpable
Definition
tangible, perceptible, easily noticeable
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Erudite
Definition
scholarly
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Propinquity
Definition
nearness; kinship
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Wan
Definition
very pale and sickly
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Torpid
Definition
sluggish, inactive, dull
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Impugn
Definition
to assail or attack one's honor/integrity
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Mollify
Definition
to soothe or appease, to assuage
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Unobtrusive
Definition
not readily noticeable, inconspicuous
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Duplicity
Definition
double-dealing, hypocrisy
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Sagacious
Definition
wise, shrewd, very discerning
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Ignominy
Definition
disgraceful or dishonorable conduct
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Lament
Definition
to mourn or express sorrow in a demonstrative manner
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Petulance
Definition
unreasonable touchiness or irritability
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Revere
Definition
to honor, to regard with respect
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Tempestuous
Definition
turbulent, stormy
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Ascetic
Definition
one who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation; absent of luxury
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Ethereal
Definition
heavenly, unusually delicate, light, lacking material substance, intangible
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Imperious
Definition
extremely overbearing
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Pallor
Definition
extreme paleness usually relating to the face
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Loquacious
Definition
very talkative
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Abstruse
Definition
difficult to understand, recondite, concealed
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Plaintive
Definition
mournful and expressing sorrow
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Expiate
Definition
to atone or make amends for a sin or crime
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Misanthrope
Definition
a hater of mankind
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Rotund
Definition
very plump, round
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Portent
Definition
a sign or forewarning
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Odious
Definition
deserving hate or contempt
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Inauspicious
Definition
unfavorable
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Endow
Definition
to provide with income or property, to supply with a talent or quality
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Balm
Definition
a soothing substance or one that gives relief
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