Scarlet Letter Vocabulary

For Dr. Rob's Scarlet Letter Vocabulary Quiz 1/10/25

Edifice

A building, especially a large, imposing one.

Utopia

An imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect.

Congenial

Rich soil; present from birth.

Severity

Harshness.

Impropriety

Bad behavior.

Dismal

Grim or depressing.

Ignominy

Public shame or disgrace.

Brazen

Bold and without shame.

Hussy

A girl or woman who behaves in a disrespectful or inappropriate way or who has many casual sexual relationships.

Demeanor

Outward behavior or bearing.

Ordeal

A painful or horrific experience, especially a protracted one.

Mien

A person's look or manner indicating their character or mood.

Alienation

Separation from others.

Ascetic

Denying physical pleasure; austere.

Benevolence

Generosity; kindness.

Perversity

Evil, often referring to mischief.

Emaciated

Thin, weak, starved-looking.

Vehemence

Force or intensity.

Infamy

Famous shame.

Pilloried

Publicly shamed.

Exemplary

Ideal or perfect.

Vigil

Staying awake typically for religious purposes.

Decorous

Polite.

Malice

Evil intent.

Abstruse

Known only to a few; obscure.

Efficacious

Effective.

Insidious

Sneaky evil.

Introspection

Self-examination.

Impalpable

Not physical.

Culprit

A guilty person.

Inextricable

Impossible to separate.

Expiation

Making amends for a wrongdoing.

Pristine

Pure.

Morbid

Related to disease; sickly.

Calamity

Disaster.

Emancipated

Free.

Extort

To take by threat.

Malignant

Evil.

Upbraid

To scold.

Sentiment

Feeling or opinion.

Precocity

Exceptionally early or premature development.

Acuteness

The quality of being very good, accurate, and showing an ability to notice very small differences.

Scintillating

Sparkling.

Vivacity

Lively.

Redemption

The action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil.

Consolation

Comfort or reassurance.

Sanctity

Holiness.

Consecrate

To dedicate to a noble purpose.

Stigma

Blemish or mark of shame.

Irrevocable

Unchangeable.

Bliss

Perfect happiness.

Melancholy

Sadness.