Vocabulary from "The Custom House" introductory to the Scarlet Letter Flashcards

228493221	prolix	wordy	0
228493222	languid	sluggish, dull, slow, drooping	1
228493223	infirmity	physical weakness, sickness	2
228493224	edifice	long building, structure	3
228493225	voluminous	big, vast, bulky, large	4
228493226	decrepit	broken down, weak	5
228493227	emolument	wages, fees, payment	6
228493228	tempestuous	stormy, turbulent, violent, wild	7
228493229	vicissitude	difficult, unpredictible change	8
228493230	talisman	charm	9
228493231	arduous	difficult, onerous, hard to endure	10
228493232	venerable	respected, worthy of respect or impressive because of age	11
228493233	sagacious	showing keen, perception, or very wise, smart, judicious	12
228493234	witticism	clever remark	13
228493235	torpid	sluggish, slow, apathetic, lazy	14
228493236	unction	earnest manner of speaking	15
228493237	gourmand	talks about food, hearty for food or drink	16
228493238	retribution	punishment for doing evil, reward for good	17
228493239	detriment	injury, damaged, harmed, disadvantage	18
228493240	perchance	perhaps, possibly, maybe	19
228493241	cumbrous	burdensome, clumpsy, cumbersome	20
228493242	polemical	arguementative, contraversal	21
228493243	interloper	person who intrudes, meddles	22
228493244	impunity	freedom, excemption from punishment	23
228493245	encumbrance	impediment, burden, hindrance	24