scarlet letter vocab list 7 Flashcards

42622234	avail	to make use of or to be of use or advantage to; result in	0
42622235	ingenuity	cleverness	1
42622236	progenitor	a direct ancestor	2
42622237	sumptuary	relating to laws that control personal behaviors	3
42622238	plebeian	low-class, crude, vulgar	4
42622239	intangible	not perceptible to touch, not material	5
42622240	subsistence	the necessities of life, the resources of survival	6
42622241	ascetic	self-denying, abstinent, austere	7
42622242	penance	voluntary suffering to repent for a wrong	8
42622243	derive	to receive from a source, to originate	9
42622244	banish	to expel from a group; to force to leave, exile	10
42622245	repugnance	strong dislike, distaste, or antagonism; an instance of contradiction or inconsistency	11
42622246	retain	to hold, keep possession of	12
42622247	revile	to criticize with harsh language, verbally abuse	13
42622248	succor	to give or offer relief	14
42622249	malice	animosity, spite, hatred	15
42622250	aspiration	a great hope or goal	16
42622251	innumerable	too many to be counted	17
42622252	diffusion	the act of spreading	18
42622253	callous	insensitive, thick-skinned	19
42622254	endow	to provide with something naturally or freely; to furnish with an income or grant	20
42622255	insidious	treacherous, devious	21
42622256	loathsome	abhorrent, hateful	22
42622257	irreverent	disrespectful	23
42622258	avert	to turn away; avoid	24