Scarlet Letter Definitions 1-30

80421276	abase	to degrade, to humiliate
80421277	abate	to reduce in intensity or amount
80421278	abstruse	difficult to understand, recondite, concealed
80421279	abyss	bottomless hole, a vast expanse or depth
80421280	acuity	sharpness of perception
80421281	affinity	a likeness, a natural relationship, a kinship
80421282	alacrity	prompt and cheerful response
80421283	alchemist	one who practices medieval chemistry or tries to change metals into gold
80421284	alloy	a substance that is a mixture of metals
80421285	amenable	open to or willing to follow advice or suggestion, tractable, malleable
80421286	antipathy	a dislike, distaste, or enmity
80421287	append	to add in a supplentary manner
80421288	arduous	very difficult to accomplish or to achieve, very demanding (task)
80421289	ascend	to move upward, to rise from a lower station
80421290	ascetic	one who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation; absent of luxury
80421291	audacity	excessive boldness, rashness, daring
80421292	augury	an omen or prophecy
80421293	auspicious	favorable
80421294	austere	strict, stern; unadorned, ascetic
80421295	balm	a soothing substance or one that gives relief
80421296	benevolence	kindness, generosity, charity
80421297	benign	not causing harm, of gentle disposition, beneficial
80421298	betoken	to give a sign of
80421299	blighted	destroyed or caused by decline or decay
80421300	buoyant	capable of floating; cheerful
80421301	burnish	to make shiny or to polish by rubbing
80421302	calamity	a serious event causing distress or misfortune
80421303	capricious	changing suddenly, fickle
80421304	consecrate	to dedicate or to declare sacred
80421305	credible	reliable and believable