Scarlet Letter Vocabulary List #2

misshapen

badly shaped; deformed

potent

powerful; highly effective

veiled

covered or concealed as if by a veil

repute

reputation

efficacy

the power to produce a desired result

vicinity

the area near or surrounding a particular place

intangible

unable to be touched or grasped; not having physical presence

grievous

causing sorrow or pain

purged

cleansed; purified

preternatural

beyond what is normal or natural

thwarted

blocked, prevented

phantasmagoric

A fantastic sequence of haphazardly associative imagery, as seen in dreams or fever

mutability

the degree to which something is subject and likely to change

anathema

a cursed, detested person or thing

intrinsic

belonging naturally; essential

pallid

lacking color or liveliness

forsooth

indeed

albeit

although, even though

flourish

to grow, thrive, be prosperous; to wave in the air; a dramatic gesture

temporal

relating to the everyday world as opposed to that which is spiritual or eternal