click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Scarlet Letter
Chapter 5 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Inscrutable | mysterious |
| Uncongenial | disagreeable; unpleasant; unfriendly;incompatible |
| Inquisitorial | prying; scrutinizing |
| Ingenuity | skillful in design |
| Progenitors | ancestors; forefathers |
| Emolument | fee, salary, or profit |
| Commiserations | pity; sympathy |
| Requited | rewarded |
| Ascetic | simple; strict due to religious beliefs |
| Superfluous | excessive; more than needed |
| Voluptuous | full of; producing sensual pleasures |
| Malice | desire to inflict injury or suffering (mean on purpose |
| Cunningly | cleverly; slyly;created skillfully |
| Exhortation | urging; entreating |
| Insidious | subtle; characterized by treachery; more dangerous than seems evident |
| Contumaciously | stubbornly, obstinately |
| Grotesque | distorted; ridiculous; absurd |
| Incredultiy | lack of belief |