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Scarlet Letter Vocab
vocab words from the Scarlet Letter
36
Language - English
11th Grade
09/08/2011

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antipathy
Definition
a dislike, distaste
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dearth
Definition
a lack, a scarcity
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balm
Definition
a soothing substance or one that gives relief
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alloy
Definition
a substance that is a mixture of metals
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enmity
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absolute hatred
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augury
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an omen or prophecy
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decorum
Definition
appropriate conduct, correct and proper behavior
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abyss
Definition
bottomless hole, a vast expanse or depth
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capricious
Definition
changing suddenly, fickle
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blighted
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destroyed or caused by decline or decay
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abstruse
Definition
difficult to understand, recondite, concealed
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duplicity
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double-dealing; hypocrisy
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auspicious
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favorable
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evanescent
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fleeting, impermanent
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deleterious
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harmful;dangerous;injurious
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depravity
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moral corruption
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benign
Definition
not causing harm
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ascetic
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one who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation; absent of luxury
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amenable
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open to or willing to follow advice or suggestion, tractable
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eulogy
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praise or tribute
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alacrity
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prompt and cheerful response
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decorousness
Definition
proper behavior
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despotic
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ruling oppressively and absolutely; tyrannical
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erudite
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scholarly
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derision
Definition
scoffing at, mockery, ridicule
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effervescent
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showing high spirits
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austere
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strict, stern; unadorned, ascetic
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append
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to add in a supplementary manner
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consecrate
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to dedicate or to declare sacred
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abase
Definition
to degrade, to humiliate
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burnish
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to make shiny or to polish by rubbing
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endow
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to provide with income or property, to supply with a talent or quality
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abate
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to reduce in intensity or amount
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esoteric
Definition
understood only by a small group or a select few
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exigent
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urgent, requiring immediate attention
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arduous
Definition
very difficult
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