Hawthorne Vocab List 1 ("Young Goodman Brown" Words)

tarry

to delay in coming or going, to linger

abashed

embarrassed, ashamed, or nonplussed

scruples

misgivings about something one feels is wrong

communion

binding a group together; center of Christian rite

catechism

A book giving a brief summary of the basic principles of Christianity in question-and-answer form

consorting

associating with

forsooth

in truth

serpentine

resembling a serpent in form or movement: sinuous; winding

exhorted

urged strongly

heathen

an uncivilized or irreligious person

zenith

the point of culmination; peak

pious

devout or virtuous; holy

lamentation

a cry of sorrow and grief

brandishing

shaking or waving threateningly

blasphemy

an act, utterance, or writing showing contempt for something sacred

festoon

a decorative chain of flowers, leaves, or ribbons hung in a curve

venerable

commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity

dissolute

loose in one's morals or behavior

impious

disrespectful toward God

rampant

going unchecked, widespread

proselytes

converts to a religion

exult

to rejoice greatly

unhallowed

unholy, immoral, desecrated, irreligious

anathema

an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation

fervid

intensely emotional; feverish