Scarlet Letter CH: 11-15

odious

repugnant, detestable

antipathy

aversion; deep dislike

abhorrence

loathing, detestation

abstruse

hard to understand

inconceivable

that cannot be thought of, understood, or believed

inextricable

incapable of being untangled or untied

expiation

act of making amends; reparation

scantly

scarcely, barely

erudite

scholarly; learned

despondency

dejection; loss of hope

scurrilous

vulgar; indecent

austerity

plainness

emancipate

make free

effluence

flowing forth; emanation

propinquity

nearness of relationship

sedulous

diligent; working hard and steadily

reciprocate

give or do in return

petulant

impatient or irritable

precocity

premature development

asperity

harshness of temper