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AP English 3 Vocab for The Scarlet Letter

TermDefinition
SEPULCHRE a burial vault, a receptacle built for sacred relics
UTOPIA ideally perfect place, especially in its social, political, and moral aspects.
EDIFICE a building, especially one of imposing appearance or size
PHYSIOGNOMY the art of judging human character from feature
HETERODOX not in agreement with accepted beliefs, especially in church doctrine or dogma
INFAMY evil fame or reputation
AUTUMNAL a period of maturity verging on decline
IGNOMINY great personal dishonor or humiliation
DEPORTMENT a manner of personal conduct; behavior
COUNTENANCE appearance, especially the expression of the face
PHANTASMAGORIC a fantastic sequence of haphazardly associative imagery, as seen in dreams or fever
VISAGE the face or facial expression of a person
INIQUITY gross immorality or injustice; wickedness
TREMULOUS marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking
SAGAMORES subordinate chief amount the Algonquians of North America
PREEMPTORY to take the place of; displace, to have precedence or predominance over
PARAMOUR a lover, especially one in the adulterous relationship
VIVIFY to give or bring life to; animate
PENITENCE remorse for past conduct, regret for wrongdoing.
ASCETIC a person who renounces material comforts and leads a life of austere self-discipline, especially as an act of religious devotion
REVILED to assail with abusive language
EXHORTATION a speech or discourse that encourages, incited, or earnestly advises.
AMENABLE responsive to advice, authority, or suggestion; responsible to higher authority
CAPRICE an impulsive change in mind
LUDICROUS ridiculous; laughable because of obvious absurdity
INTRINSIC of or relating to the essential nature of a thing; inherent
SAGACITY the quality of being discerning, sound in judgement, are farsighted; wisdom
SOMNIFEROUS inducing sleep
ASKANCE with disapproval, suspicion, or distrust
DIABOLICAL like the devil, having devilish qualities or characteristics
VINDICATE to clear of accusation, defend or justify
MOUNTEBANK hawker of quack medicines who attracts customers with stories, jokes, or tricks
INAUSPICIOUS ill-fated, ominous
MAGISTRATE a civil officer with power to administer and enforce law
SOLEMNITY somberness
MALEFACTRESS (Feminine of malefactor) evil doer, one who commits crime
IMPROPRIETY the quality or condition of being improper
EVANESCENT vanishing like a vapor
BEADLE a minor parish official
PAPIST a disapproving term for a Roman Catholic
PILLORY a wooden, framework on a post, with holes for the head and hands, in which offenders were formerly licked to be excised to public scorn as punishment
ALCHEMY chemical philosophy
EXPOSTULATION a reason earnestly with someone in an effort to dissuade or correct
PRETERNATURAL exceeding the ordinary, unusual, extraordinary
FLANK to put something on each side of
TANKARD a large drinking cup
PANOPLY a splendid or striking array
EXIGENCIES a pressing or urgent situation
ELDRITCH strange or or unearthly, eery
BENEVOLENCE an inclination to perform kind, charitable acts
CATECHISM a book giving a brief summary of the basic principles of Christianity in question-and -answer form
INDEFEASIBLE that cannot be annulled or void
SUNDERING breaking into parts
APPELLATION a name, title, or designation
APOTHECARY one that prepares and sells drugs and other medicines; a pharmacist
PAROCHIAL of, relating to, supported by, or socated in a parish
DESPONDENT feeling dejected
ERUDITION deep, extensive learning
COMMODIOUSNESS spaciously, roomy
EMACIATED to be extremely thin, as in starvation
EFFICACIOUS producing or capable of producing a desired effect
SCOURGE whip used to inflict punishment
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