The Scarlet Letter Vocab (abase-credible)

31637866	abase	to degrade, to humiliate
31637867	abate	to reduce in intensity or amount
31637868	abstruse	difficult to understand, recondite, concealed
31637869	abyss	bottomless hole, a vast expanse or depth
31637870	acuity	sharpness of perception
31637871	affinity	a likeness, a natural relationship, a kinship
31637872	alacrity	prompt and cheerful response
31637873	alchemist	one who practices medieval chemistry or tries to change metals into gold
31637874	alloy	a substance that is a mixture of metals
31637875	amenable	open to or willing to follow advice or suggestion, tractable, malleable
31637876	antipathy	a dislike, distaste, or enmity
31637877	append	to add in a supplentary manner
31637878	arduous	very difficult to accomplish or to achieve, very demanding (task)
31637879	ascend	to move upward, to rise from a lower station
31637880	ascetic	one who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation; absent of luxury
31637881	audacity	excessive boldness, rashness, daring
31637882	augury	an omen or prophecy
31637883	auspicious	favorable
31637884	austere	strict, stern; unadorned, ascetic
31637885	balm	a soothing substance or one that gives relief
31637886	benevolence	kindness, generosity, charity
31637887	benign	not causing harm, of gentle disposition, beneficial
31637888	betoken	to give a sign of
31637889	blighted	destroyed or caused by decline or decay
31637890	buoyant	capable of floating; cheerful
31637891	burnish	to make shiny or to polish by rubbing
31637892	calamity	a serious event causing distress or misfortune
31637893	capricious	changing suddenly, fickle
31637894	consecrate	to dedicate or to declare sacred
31637895	credible	reliable and believable