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English Flash Cards
Vocab- Scarlet Letter 3, 4, 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| amenable | (adj.) willing, cooperative, agreeable |
| anathema | (n) bane, abomination, curse |
| cabalistic | (adj.) occult, mysterious, secret |
| convulsive | (adj.) violent shaking |
| dearth | (n) scarcity of something |
| despondency | (n) depression, dejection |
| enigma | (n) mystery, puzzle, bewilderness |
| flagrant | (adj.) obvious, blatent |
| grovel | (v) to plea, beg |
| inscrutable | (adj) hidden incomprehensible |
| placidity | (n) calmness, stillness, tranquility |
| rankle | (v) annoy, irritate, anger |
| requital | (n) revenge, retaliation, redeem one's self |
| transgress | (v) violate, go beyond ni regards to sinning |
| propinquity | (n) closeness, kinship, afilliation |
| estranged | (adj.) alienated |
| haughty | (adj.) arrogant |
| malevolent | (adj.) sinister, malicious |
| colloquy | (n) talking, dialogue |
| denziens | (n) residents, dwellers |
| duplicity | (n) deception, deceit, double-dealing |
| fortitude | (n) strength of mind, guts |
| jocularity | (n) glee, cheer |
| misanthropy | (n) man hater |