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scarlet letter vocab

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QuestionAnswer
ponderous heavy, massive
edifice a large, imposing building
inauspicious not promising
indubitably unquestionably, without a doubt
ignominy shame, disgrace
preternaturally supernaturally
remonstrance an objection, a loud protest
sagacity wisdom
mien a person's manner or bearing
tremulous quivering, trembling
amenable responsive, willing to submit
peremptory undeniable, final, absolute
efficacy effectiveness
feigned pretended
lurid sensational, shocking
annihilate to destroy completely
inscrutable mysterious, cannot be understood
repugnance extreme distaste
exhortation a strong urging, pleading
talisman object with magic power, charm
apprehension an anxious feeling about the future
mutability changeableness
caprice whim; sudden change of mind
inexplicable cannot be explained or understood
perverse contrary
malicious spiteful, intentionally harmful
constrained compelled
evoked called forth
inviolable indestructible
reviled used abusive language toward
impelled forced, compelled
imperatively in a demanding way
behest bidding
transgressions breaches of the law, sin
imbibes drinks or takes in
adduced stated as reasons
Created by: achen
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