scarlet letter list 4 Flashcards
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91800032 | discern | to perceive or recognize something | 0 | |
91800033 | sustain | to support, uphold; endure, undergo | 1 | |
91800034 | manifest | evidently obvious | 2 | |
91800035 | heterogeneous | composed of unlike parts, different, diverse | 3 | |
91800036 | abate | to decrease, reduce | 4 | |
91800037 | keen | intellectually sharp, perceptive; having a sharp edge | 5 | |
91800038 | grievous | causing grief and sorrow, serious and distressing | 6 | |
91800039 | expound | to explain or describe in detail | 7 | |
91800040 | audible | capable of being heard | 8 | |
91800041 | sagacity | shrewdness, intelligence | 9 | |
91800042 | genial | pleasant and friendly; favorable to growth or comfort | 10 | |
91800043 | unadulterated | pure, undiluted | 11 | |
91800044 | meddle | to interfere in others' affairs, to impose | 12 | |
91800045 | obstinacy | stubbornness | 13 | |
91800046 | exhort | to urge or incite by strong appeals | 14 | |
91800047 | repentance | sorrow expressed for sins or offenses, penitence | 15 | |
91800048 | eloquence | persuasive and effective speech | 16 | |
91800049 | fervor | passion, intensity, zeal | 17 | |
91800050 | melancholy | sad, depressed | 18 | |
91800051 | tremulous | trembling, quivering; fearful, timid | 19 | |
91800052 | steadfastly | with persistence; without wavering, loyally | 20 | |
91800053 | compel | to urge or force | 21 | |
91800054 | plaintive | sad, lamenting | 22 | |
91800055 | inevitable | certain, unavoidable | 23 | |
91800056 | ascend | to rise to another level or climb; to move upward | 24 |