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English Vocab
The Scarlet Letter Vocab #1
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English
11th Grade
10/16/2008

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Ignominy
Definition
disgrace; dishonor; public contempt; shameful or dishonorable quality or conduct or an instance of this.
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Repugnance
Definition
the state of being repugnant; strong distaste, aversion, or objection; antipathy; contradictoriness or inconsistency.
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Insidious
Definition
intended to charm or enchant someone operating or proceeding in an inconspicuous or seemingly harmless way but actually with grave effect.
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Lurid
Definition
gruesome; horrible; revolting; glaringly vivid or sensational; shocking; terrible in intensity, fierce passion, or unrestraint
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Caprice
Definition
a sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather; a tendency to change one's mind without apparent or adequate motive.
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Inauspicious
Definition
not promising success; unfavorable; boding ill
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Expostulation
Definition
earnest and kindly protest.
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Superfluous
Definition
being more than is sufficient or required; excessive.
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Penance
Definition
a punishment undergone in token of penitence for sin; a penitential discipline imposed by church authority; a sacrament, as in the Roman Catholic Church, consisting in a confession of sin, made with sorrow and with the intention of amendment, followed by the forgiveness of the sin.
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Vivify
Definition
to bring to life.
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Heterodox
Definition
non established or accepted doctrines or opinions,
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Ascetic
Definition
a person who dedicates his or her life to practice extreme self-denial for religious reasons; a person who leads an strict simple life, esp. denies himself or herself material satisfaction;
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Tremulous
Definition
trembling, quivering or shaking; timid or unconfident
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