The Scarlet Letter Flashcards
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| 33397393 | demeanor | manner; way in which a person conducts themselves | 0 | |
| 33397394 | venerable | worthy of reverence or respect | 1 | |
| 33397395 | ignominy | dishonor; infamy; disgraceful conduct | 2 | |
| 33397396 | inauspicious | unfortunate; ill-omened | 3 | |
| 33397397 | impropriety | something improper, incorrect; not appropriate | 4 | |
| 33397398 | abate | lessen; reduce in amount or degree | 5 | |
| 33397399 | irks | annoys | 6 | |
| 33397400 | infamy | evil fame or reputation | 7 | |
| 33397401 | uncongenial | not suitable; not agreeable | 8 | |
| 33397402 | inevitable | unavoidable | 9 | |
| 33397403 | ingenuity | inventive skill or imagination; cleverness | 10 | |
| 33397404 | inscrutable | not able to be understood; mysterious | 11 | |
| 33397405 | imbued | saturated; permeated | 12 | |
| 33397406 | inexplicable | not possible to explain | 13 | |
| 33397407 | impelled | compelled; urged to action by moral pressure | 14 | |
| 33397408 | albeit | although | 15 | |
| 33397409 | importunate | stubbornly persistent in a request or demand | 16 | |
| 33397410 | entreaties | pleas; petitions; requests | 17 | |
| 33397411 | enumerated | listed | 18 | |
| 33397412 | sagacious | wise | 19 | |
| 33397413 | wary | cautious | 20 | |
| 33397414 | inimical | not conducive; harmful; adverse | 21 | |
| 33397415 | avail | make use of; benefit | 22 | |
| 33397416 | unamiable | not good natured; not agreeable | 23 | |
| 33397417 | iniquity | sin; wickedness | 24 | |
| 33397418 | pall | covering that darkens or obscures | 25 | |
| 33397419 | impute | to attribute | 26 | |
| 33397420 | abase | lowered in rank; humbled; humiliated | 27 | |
| 33397421 | benign | of a kind disposition; gentle or mild | 28 | |
| 33397422 | insurmountable | not capable of being climbed or overcome | 29 | |
| 33397423 | obviated | anticipated and disposed of effectively | 30 | |
| 33397424 | err | make a mistake | 31 | |
| 33397425 | usurping | taking over | 32 | |
| 33397426 | implore | to entreat; plead; beg | 33 | |
| 33397427 | impalpable | not able to be touched | 34 | |
| 33397428 | incongruity | not matching | 35 | |
| 33397429 | acrid | harsh; caustic; bitter | 36 | |
| 33397430 | epoch | milestone; particular point in time | 37 | |
| 33397431 | inured | to have become used to something undesirable | 38 | |
| 33397432 | intervening | coming in between so as to hinder or modify | 39 | |
| 33397433 | mollified | calmed; pacify | 40 | |
| 33397434 | potentate | monarch; one who holds power or position over others | 41 | |
| 33397435 | requite | repay | 42 | |
| 33397436 | quaff | to drink heartily | 43 | |
| 33397437 | mien | one's bearing or manner; appearance | 44 | |
| 33397438 | pious | devout; religious | 45 | |
| 33397439 | orb | a compass of endeavor, influence or activity; sphere | 46 | |
| 33397440 | unrelenting | not diminishing in speed, intensity or effort | 47 | |
| 33397441 | intrusiveness | coming in rudely or inappropriately; enter uninvited | 48 | |
| 33397442 | pathos | a quality in something that arouses feelings of pity, sorrow, or sympathy | 49 | |
| 33397443 | amid | surrounded by; in the middle of | 50 | |
| 33397444 | imperceptible | not capable of being discerned by the senses or mind | 51 | |
| 33397445 | woe | deep sorrow; grief; misfortune | 52 |