Dagen Scarlet Letter Vocab

Depravity

Moral corruption/wickedness

Capricious

Given to sudden changes of mood or behavior; unpredictable, impulsive

Indefatigable

Persistent, unable to be fatigued

Inviolable

Unable to be broken, violated, infringed — Secure from violation or profanation

Inclement

Weather — Severe, stormy, unpleasantly cold or wet — Also means unmerciful, sever temper

Edifice

A building, especially large and imposing — Also a complex system of beliefs (abstract structure)

Superfluous

Unnecessary, especially more than enough — (obsolete) extravagant

Propensity

inclination/natural tendency to behavior in a particular way

Effervescent

Vivacious, enthusiastic, full of energy (also fizzy for a liquid)

Obviate

remove, to anticipate and prevent something, or make something unnecessary

Impunity

exemption from punishment or freedom from the consequences of an action — do something with impunity cus YK that u wont do anything bad

Exigency

urgent need or demand, something that’s required

Tome

a book, usually big and scholarly — amp tome

Propinquity

State of being close to someone/something (time and place), close kinship (family)

Ignominy

public shame/disgrace, humiliation

iniquity

immoral/unfair behavior, wickedness

Affinity

Natural/spontaneous liking/sympathy for someone/something

Predilection

Preference for something, bias, predisposed to like something

Beguile

charm/enchant, generally in a deceptive way — Also to mean passing time pleasantly

Incredulity

state of being unwilling/unable to believe something — ur incredulous abt it happening like how — disbelief

Vitiate

Spoil/destroy quality, efficiency (also legal vailidity of something), impair

Ascetic

Practicing severe self-discipline, absention, generally for spritiual/religious reasons

Prolific

Plentiful, producing a large quantity of something, ig like rlly good at doing something cus u make a bunch

Alacrity

Brisk, cheerful readiness, willingness — Its like lively/eager — attack speed because its fast 

Wan

pale, weak, looking w/ impression of illness & exhaustion

Erudite

having a bunch of knowledge/being rlly learned, gained from studying

Lurid

Vivid in color, often making unpleasantly harsh/unnatural effects — causes horror, revulsion, it’s repulsive — INVOLVING VIO, SEX, IMMORAL ACTIVITY

Abstruse

Difficult to understand, obscure, esoteric, blah blah — not many ppl undesrtand

Zenith

Peak, the height of success/power, high point/ culmination

Auger/Augur

Tool for making holes in wood / predict especially with omens the outcome of smth

Palliate

Make less severe/unpleasant, don’t remove root cause — reduce violence/ease symptoms

Misanthrope

Person who hate humankind, avoid human scoeity  — Mis = bad, anthro = human

Inextricable

Impossible to seperate/disentangle, in = unable, extrict= extract, seperate

Austerity

Sternness or severty of manner/attitude — being austere (severe, strict) — british austerity policy is severe cuts severe tothe econ 

Malefactress

Female wrongdoer who does bad stuff, violates the law — Mal = bad, f = female, actress = actor

Deleterious

causing harm/damage, injurous, generally in a slow acting, not readily apparent way — like it deteriorates over time

Dearth

Scarcity/lack of something — dearth of knowledge

Antipathy

Dislike/aversion to something — pathy is connection, antipathy is hate/trying to get away

Amenable

Able to be changed/persuaded & controlled, open to be influenced by suggestions — u can amend them

Enmity

State of being opposed/hostile to something — antagonism/hate

Precocious

Haven gotten some abilities/ proclivities (inclinations towards stuff) at a earlier than normal age — more mature/ able

Esoteric

Intended to be understood by very view with specific knowledge, pretty obscure stuff that’s hard to understand

Dissemble

Conceal true motives, feelings, beliefs — hide under false appearance

Expiation

Act of making amends or reparation for guilt, wrongdoing; atonement — extinguish the guilt, expel it!!

Replete

Filled/well supplied with something, fully or abuntantly applied — replenished!

Sedulous

Showing dedication/diligence — something that u get with perseverence

Loquacity

Super talkative — eloquent?? — u yap a bunch

Auspicious

Favorable, conducive to success, proseperous, suggest you’ll get success soon — I TIE IT TO CHINESE NEW YEARS OR SMTH

Penance

Voluntary self punishment as repentance for doing something wrong — self abasement to perform repentance/sorrow (ITS THE ACTIONS TO TRY TO REPENT) — ig its like the scarlet letter

Penitence

Showing sorrow/regret for doing something wrong — repentance (ITS THE FEELING OF REGRET FOR DOING SOMETHING WRONG) — Dimmesdale