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Scarlet Letter-1 VW
1st set of Vocabulary Words for Scarlet Letter
Question | Answer |
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bottomless hole a vast expanse or depth | abyss |
A soothing substance or one that gives relief | balm |
state of being forgotten | oblivion |
tangible, perceptible, easily noticeable | palpable |
motivated by hate or deliberate intent to harm | malicious |
secure from violation or from being profaned | inviolable |
powerful, having a strong effect | potent |
flower, flushed with color | florid |
merriment, state of being jolly | jollity |
sluggish,inactive, dull | torpid |
impaired, corrupted or made ineffective | vitiated |
devotion and reverence to God | piety |
praise or tribute | eulogium or eulogy |
ardent, showing great emotion, impassioned | fervent |
one who practices medieval chemistry or tries to change metals into gold | alchemist |
treacherous or dangerous in a secret sort of way | insidious |
to move upwards, to rise from a lower station | ascended |
having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, notoriously bad | infamy |
to reduce in intensity or amount | abate |
understood only by a small group or a select few | esoteric |
to honor, to revere | veneration |
state of refinement, members of the upper class of gentry | gentility |
to protest, to make objections | remonstrate |
firmly established habitual, deep-rooted | inveterately |
prompt and cheerful response | alacrity |
wise, shrewd, very discerning | sagacious |
disgraceful or dishonorable conduct | ignominious |
improper, incorrectness | impropriety |
to give a sign of | betokened |
an omen or prophecy | augured |
unfavorable | inauspicious |
preference, natural inclination | propensity |
a lack, a scarcity | dearth |
difficult to see, vague | obscure |
fleeting, impermanent | evanescent |
the regular process, procedure or system of doing something | regimen |
inconvenient, poorly timed | innoportuneness |
a very large building | edifice |
stormy, severe | inclement |
to praise, to extol | laudable |
turbulent, stormy | tempestuous |
one who supports a cause with firm partisanship | stalwart |
dull of mind, insensitive, stupid | obtuseness |
patience, lenience | forbearance |
small and insignificant | petty |
a person of power and influence | magnate |
to assail or to attack one's honor or integrity | impunity |
a criminal | malefactresses |
beyond what is needed or required, an overflow | superfluous |
depression of spirits | melancholy |
slow, sluggish listless, weak | languid |
a wanderer who does not have a home | vagrant |
marked by great volume or size | voluminous |
abundantly fruitful, marked by great productivity | prolific |
pleasurable to the senses, sensuous | voluptuous |
to add in a supplementary manner | appended |
depression of spirits | melancholy |
slow, sluggish, listless, weak | languid |
mournful and expressing sorrow | plaintive |
difficult to understand; mysterious | inscrutable |
capable of being shaped, influencing or altered; tractable | malleable |
peaceful, calm | placidity |
one who leads a life of self denial and contemplation; absent of luxury | ascetic |
absolute hatred | enmity |
sensational, gruesome and causing shock or horror | lurid |
characterized by several suffering or sorrow, serious or grave | grievous |
to differentiate between two or more things | discern |
open to or willing follow advice or suggestion, tractable, malleable | amenable |
to absorb or to drink in | imbibed |
correct conduct | propriety |
a loud ringing (usually of bells) | peal |
to make wrinkles or grooves | furrowed |
very difficult to accomplish or to achieve very demanding (task) | arduous |
not allowing the passage light, not transparent; hard to understand | opaque |
very heavy, unwieldy from weight | ponderous |
to honor, to regard with respect | revere |
a clever and witty remark | witticisms |
showing or feeling regret for wrongdoing, repentant | penitence |
having excellent morals; righteous | virtuous |
kindness, generosity charity | benevolence |
preference | predilections |
gladness and merriment usually accompanied by laughter | mirth |
proper behavior | decorous |
a doorway (especially a large one) | portal |
very plump, round | rotundity |
to make repayment or to return | requited |