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Scarlet Letter Vocab
The Scarlet Letter Vocabulary Chapters 9-17
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| emaciated | abnormally lean as from starvation or illness |
| Providental | showing the guidance of God |
| Providence | the guidance or direction of God |
| improtunate | annoyingly persistent, insistent |
| despondent | lacking in hope; pessimistic |
| inimical | hostile; in opposition |
| forebode | to predict; to foretell |
| palliate | to make seem less serious or offensive |
| scurrilous | coarse; vulgar |
| ethereal | not earthly; heavenly |
| expiation | atonement |
| defunct | no longer alive |
| despotic | like an absolute ruler or tyrant |
| pristine | pure; unspoiled |
| capricious | changeable, flighty |
| loquacity | excessive talkativeness |