scarlet letter vocab list 1

inauspicious

not conductive to success; unpromising

edifice

a building, especially a large, imposing one; a complex system of beliefs

physiognomies

a person's facial features or expression, especially when regarded as indicative of character or ethnic origin

ignominy

public shame or disgrace

contumely

insolent or insulting language or treatment

phantasmagoric

having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination

sagacity

the quality of being sagacious

eminent

famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession

intimated

imply or hint

contumaciously

(especially of a defendant's behavior) stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority.

vivify

enliven or animate

anathemas

something or someone that one vehemently dislikes

adduced

cite as evidence

imminent

about to happen; overhanging

deportment

a person's behavior or manners

importunate

persistent, especially to the point of annoyance or intrusion

inimical

tending to obstruct or harm

somniferous

tending to induce sleep; soporific

machinations

plots or schemes

abstruse

difficult to understand; obscure