The Scarlet Letter: Chapter 13-24 Vocab

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40 Terms

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asperity

severity of manner or tone; harshness; roughness

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austerity

stern coldness in appearance and manner; without excess or ornamentation

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despotic

holding absolute power; tyrannical

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4

effluence

something that flows out; outward expression

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5

enigma

a person of contradicting or puzzling character; riddle; problem

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gibe

mocking words; taunts

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innate

existing in one from birth; not learned

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petulant

showing sudden impatience or irritation

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proffered

offered or proposed for one's acceptance or rejection

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10

requital

a return or reward for service; kindness

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colloquy

a dialogue; conversation

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12

Consecration

the act of giving sacramental character; sacredness

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13

denizen

inhabitant, resident

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14

dryad

a deity or nymph of the woods

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15

harrowed

distressed the mind; disturbed keenly or painfully

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16

hillock

a little hill

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17

loquacity

talkativeness; chattiness

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meditative

deeply thoughtful; contemplative

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19

transmuting

changing from one form to another

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vestige

visible evidence of something that is no longer evident; a mark or trace

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depredation

the act or preying upon or plundering; robbery

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disquietude

the state of disturbance; uneasiness; noisiness

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jocularity

joking; a funny remark

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24

languor

physical weakness; a lack of energy

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obeisance

a bow or curtsey; a movement of the body expressing respect

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potentate

power; ruler; monarch

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27

prattle

talk in a foolish way; babble

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preternatural

out of the ordinary; unnatural

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29

uncouth

rude; uncivilized; unmannerly

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vicissitude

an unexpected change

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31

apotheosize

glorify; deify

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32

audacity

daring without regard for personal safety; boldness

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33

contiguous

close by; touching

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34

erratic

deviating from the normal or proper course in conduct or opinion

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35

gait

a manner of walking

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36

indefatigable

incapable of being tired out

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37

morion

helmet worn by common soldiers in the 16th and 17th centuries

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38

necromancy

the art of divination through communication with the dead

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Pathos

the power or quality of evoking pity or compassion

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repugnace

strong distaste or aversion; objection

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