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scarlet letter 2
unit 2 of The Scarlet Letter
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aquisitive | earger to aquire |
| arrogate | to claim or seize w/o justification |
| tenable | acapble of being maintained in an argument |
| carping | to find fault, in a dissagreeable way |
| coherent | sticking together |
| emulate | strive to equal or exel |
| encomium | glowing praise |
| eschew | to avoid, shun |
| germane | being pertinent and fitting |
| intrasigent | refusing to moderate a decition |
| invidious | tending to cause discontent |
| largesse | gerosity ro spirit |
| ramify | somting that could lead to another situation |
| reconnaissance | inspection of an area |
| substantiate | to support with proof of evidence |
| taciturn | untalkative |
| temporize | act evasivly in order to gain time |
| banal | often predictable, trite |