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Scarlet Letter Vocab 1

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11298354ponderousAdj. 1.having great weight; massive; huge 2. graceless or unwieldy from weight
11298355inauspiciousAdj. not fortunate or prosperous; ill-omened
11298356indubitablyAdj. in a manner too apparent to be doubted; unquestionably
11298357heterodoxAdj. not in agreement with accepted beliefs, especially church dogma
11298358prefiguredV. suggested; indicated; represented by a model; foreshadowed
11298359sumptuaryAdj. 1. regulating or limiting expenses 2. regulating personal behavior on moral or religious grounds
11298360evanescentAdj. vanishing or likely to vanish; transitory; fleeting
11298361ignominyN. dishonor; infamy; a disgraceful act or conduct
11298362brazenAdj. made of brass; having a loud, resonant sound; impudent; bold
11298363contumelyN. rudeness or contempt in behavior or speech; insolence
11298364spectralAdj. of or resembling a specter; ghostly
11298365preternaturallyAdv. abnormally; exceptionally; in a way that differs from what is natural
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