the scarlet letter vocab

truculence

cruelty

venerable

respected, often due to age; honorable

torpid

sluggish

detriment

disadvantage

sagaciously

wisely

fervent

passionate; intense

cogitate

to ponder or think carefully

reverence

deep respect or awe

ignominiously

disgracefully

partisan

a devoted supporter of something or someone

malice

hatred

requisite

essential; necessary

indubitably

undoubtedly

ruddy

rosy

unadulterated

pure

obstinacy

stubbornness

exhort

urge by strong appeals

lurid

hard and shocking

quell

crush

gall

to irritate

sully

to soil, tarnish, or taint

insidious

devious

prolific

excessive

entreaty

appeal or request

attestation

testimony; confession

penitence

sorrow expressed for sin or wrongdoings

prattle

to talk foolishly

interpose

interrupt

misanthropy

distrust or dislike of humankind

satiate

satisfy

vestige

trace; remnant

multitudinous

many; numerous

vicissitude

change or variation

duplicity

deception

mercenary

motivated by greed

repudiate

reject as having no authority