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SL Vocab 1-3
Scarlet letter vocab lists 1 to 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| decorous | proper behavior |
| propriety | correct conduct |
| melancholy | depression of spirits |
| languid | slow, sluggish, listless weak |
| edifice | a very large building |
| inclement | stormy, severe |
| voluminous | marked by great volume or size |
| ascended | to move upward, to rise |
| laudable | to praise, to extol |
| tempestuous | turbulent, stormy |
| arduous | very demanding or difficult |
| obtuseness | dullness, stupidity |
| furrowed | wrinkled |
| sagacious | wise, shrewd, discerning |
| akacrity | prompt and cheerful response |
| eulgium | praise or tribute |
| fervent | showing great emotion |
| torpid | sluggish, inactive, dull |
| witticisms | cleaver remark |
| jollity | merriment, state of being jolly |
| argured | made an omen or prophesy |
| benevolence | kindness, generosity |
| betoken | to give a sign of |
| dearth | a lack of, scarcity |
| esoteric | understood bt few |
| evanescent | fleeting |
| forbearance | patience, lenience |
| impugn | attack one's honour |
| inauspicious | unfacirable |
| peal | a loud rining |
| petty | small and insifnificant |
| portal | a doorwat, especially a large one |
| predilection | preference |
| stalwart | habing outstanding strenfth |
| vagranjt | a wanderer who does not have a hjome |
| venerate | to honour, revere |
| malleable | capable of being shaped, influenced or altered |
| oblivion | state of being forgotten |
| magnate | a person of power or omflience |
| opaque | not allowing passage of light |
| acuity | sgarpness of perception |
| antipathy | a dislike, distate, or enmity |
| benign | not causing harm, of gentle disposition, beneficial |
| capricious | changing suddenly, fuckle |
| deleteruous | harmful, dangerous, injurious |
| enumerate | to count one by one |
| exigent | urgent, requiring immediate attention |
| gentility | state of refinement, member of the upper class or genty |
| incantation | a spell, written or recited formula of wards designed for a particular effect |
| loquacious | very talkative |
| misanthrope | a gater of mankind |
| mollify | to soothe or to appease, to assuage |
| prattle | meaningless sounds, babble |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development oir occurrence |
| vitiated | impaired, corrupted, or made ineffective |