English 235 Scarlet Letter

Susan Smyth Boylan Catholic High school

Auger

A tool for boring holes in wood

Exhort

Strongly encourage someone to do something

Impediment

A hindrance or obstruction

Rebuke

Express sharp disapproval or criticism because of their actions

Amenable

Open and responsive to suggestions

Brazen

Bold and without shame

Iniquity

Immoral or grossly unfair

Haughty

Arrogant and full of pride

Lurid

Presented in shocking or sensational terms; very colorful

Flagrant

Blatantly or obviously offensive

Inauspicious

Not successful or positive

Meager

Lacking in quantity or quality

Requite

Make an appropriate return for or respond to something

Peremptory

Expecting to be obeyed immediately

Petrify

So scared where one cannot move

Indubitably

Undoubtedly

Visage

A person’s facial expression