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Scarlet Letter Vocabulary - Ch 1-8
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Literature
11th Grade
10/02/2011
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ponderous
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very heavy; massive
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inauspicious
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not favorable; not promising
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Antinomian
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a member of a Christian sect holding unorthodox beliefs
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iniquity
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wickedness
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ignominious
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shameful, humiliating
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haughty
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proud in a disdainful way; arrogant
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preternaturally
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supernaturally
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phantasmagoric
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of a rapidly changing series of images
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sagacity
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wisdom
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eminent
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distinguished; high in rank or position
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pervaded
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spread throughout
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intimated
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hinted at
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expostulation
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an objection
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lurid
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sensational; shocking
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talisman
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an object with magic power; a charm
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perverse
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contrary; deviating from what is considered right
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inviolable
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indestructible
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anathemas
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strong curses
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