The Scarlet Letter, List 7 Flashcards

42608999	Avail	to make use of or to be of use or advantage to; to result in	0
42609000	ingenuity	cleverness	1
42609001	progenitor	a direct ancestor	2
42609002	sumptuary	relating to laws that control personal behaviors	3
42609003	plebeian	low-class, crude, vulgar	4
42609004	intangible	not perceptible to touch, not material	5
42609005	subsistence	the necessities of life, the resources of survival	6
42609006	ascetic	self-denying, abstinent, austere	7
42609007	penance	voluntary suffering to repent for a wrong	8
42609008	derive	to receive from a source, to originate	9
42609009	banish	to expel from a group; to force to leave, exile	10
42609010	repugnance	strong dislike, distaste, or antagonism; an instance of contradiction or inconsistence	11
42609011	retain	to hold, keep possession of	12
42609012	revile	to criticize with harsh language, verbally abuse	13
42609013	succor	to give or offer relief	14
42609014	malice	animosity, spite, hatred	15
42609015	aspiration	a great hope or goal	16
42609016	innumerable	too many to be counted	17
42609017	diffusion	the act of spreading	18
42609018	callous	insensitive, thick-skinned	19
42609019	endow	to provide with something naturally or freely; to furnish with an income or grant	20
42609020	insidious	treacherous, devious	21
42609021	loathsome	abhorrent, hateful	22
42609022	irreverent	disrespectful, gently or humorously mocking	23
42609023	avert	to run away; avoid	24