The Scarlet Letter: 31-60 Flashcards

83137461	dearth	a lack, a scarcity	0
83137462	decorousness	proper behavior	1
83137463	decorum	appropriate conduct, correct and proper behavior	2
83137464	deleterious	harmful; dangerous; injurious	3
83137465	depravity	moral corruption, a wicked or perverse act	4
83137466	derision	scoffing at, mockery, ridicule	5
83137467	despondency	depression, dejection	6
83137468	despotic	ruling oppressively and absolutely; tyrannical	7
83137469	discern	to differentiate between two or more things	8
83137470	duplicity	double-dealing, hypocrisy	9
83137471	edifice	a very large building	10
83137472	effervescent	showing high spirits	11
83137473	endow	to provide with income or property, to supply with a talent or quality	12
83137474	enmity	absolute hatred	13
83137475	entreaty	a plea, an earnest request	14
83137476	enumerate	to count one by one	15
83137477	erudite	scholarly	16
83137478	esoteric	understood only by a small group or a select few	17
83137479	estrange	to alienate, to separate	18
83137480	ethereal	heavenly, unusually delicate, light, lacking material substance, intangible	19
83137481	eulogy	praise or tribute	20
83137482	evanescent	fleeting; impermanent	21
83137483	exigent	urgent, requiring immediate attention	22
83137484	expiate	to atone or to make amends for a sin or crime	23
83137485	extant	still in existence	24
83137486	fervent	ardent, showing great emotion, impassioned	25
83137487	florid	flowery, flushed with color	26
83137488	foliage	leaves of a plant, leafage	27
83137489	forbearance	patience, lenience	28
83137490	foreboding	premonition of evil, an ominous omen	29