The Scarlet Letter: PT 1

83496000	abase	to degrade, to humiliate
83496001	abate	to reduce in intensity or amount
83496002	abstruse	difficult to understand, recondite, concealed
83496003	abyss	bottomless holde, a vast expanse of depth
83496004	acuity	sharpness of perception
83514552	affinity	a likeness, a natural relationship, a kinship
83514553	alacrity	prompt and cheerful response
83514554	alchemist	one who practices medieval chemistry or tries to change metals into gold
83514555	alloy	a substance that is a mixture of metals
83514556	amenable	open to or willing to follow advice or suggestion, tractable, malleable
83514557	antipathy	a dislike, distaste, or enmity
83514558	append	to add in a supplementary manner
83514559	arduous	very difficult to accomplish or to achieve, very demanding (task)
83514560	ascend	to move upward, to rise from a lower station
83514561	ascetic	one who leads a life of a self-denial and contemplation; absent of luxury
83514562	audacity	excessive boldness, rashness, daring
83514563	augury	an omen or prophecy
83514564	auspicious	favorable
83514565	austere	strict, stern; unadorned, ascetic
83514566	balm	a soothing substance or one that gives relief
83514567	benevolence	kindness, generosity, charity
83514568	betoken	to give a sign of
83514569	blighted	destroyed or caused by decline or decay
83514570	buoyant	capable of floating; cheerful
83514571	benign	not causing harm, of gentle disposition, beneficial
83514572	burnish	to make shiny or to polish by rubbing
83514573	calamity	a serious event causing distress or misfortune
83514574	capricious	changing suddenly, fickle
83514575	consecrate	to dedicate or to declare sacred
83514576	credible	reliable and believeable
83514577	dearth	a lack, a scarcity
83514578	decorousness	proper behavior
83514579	decorum	appropriate conduct, correct and proper behavior