The Scarlet Letter Vocab Flashcards
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| 36537123 | throng | a great number of persons crowded together | 0 | |
| 36537124 | edifice | a large, usually impressive building | 1 | |
| 36537125 | allot | to divide or distribute in shares | 2 | |
| 36537126 | congenial | pleasant, friendly | 3 | |
| 36537127 | betokened | given evidence of | 4 | |
| 36537128 | indubitably | unquestionably | 5 | |
| 36537129 | heterodox | holding unorthodox opinions or doctrines | 6 | |
| 36537130 | firewater | strong alcoholic beverage | 7 | |
| 36537131 | venerable | made sacred especially by religious or historical association | 8 | |
| 36537132 | impropriety | the quality or state of being improper | 9 | |
| 36537133 | malefactress | a person who violates the law or does evil | 10 | |
| 36537134 | hussy | a saucy or mischievous girl | 11 | |
| 36537135 | meridian | midday; noon | 12 | |
| 36537136 | iniquity | wickedness | 13 | |
| 36537137 | mien | appearance; aspect | 14 | |
| 36537138 | contumely | rude language or treatment arising from haughtiness and contempt | 15 | |
| 36537139 | remonstrance | objection | 16 | |
| 36537140 | furrows | wrinkles | 17 | |
| 36537141 | abate | put an end to | 18 | |
| 36537142 | sojourn | a temporary stay | 19 | |
| 36537143 | sagacity | wisdom | 20 | |
| 36537144 | garb | clothing | 21 | |
| 36537145 | amenable | willing to yield or submit, agreeable | 22 | |
| 36537146 | peremptory | leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal | 23 | |
| 36537147 | paramour | an illicit lover | 24 | |
| 36537148 | vivify | to endure w/ life or renew life; animate | 25 | |
| 36537149 | fain | rather | 26 | |
| 36537150 | plebeian | one of the common people | 27 | |
| 36537151 | talisman | something producing apparently magical or miraculous effects | 28 | |
| 36537152 | mutability | subject to change | 29 | |
| 36537153 | caprice | a sudden, impulsive change; whim | 30 | |
| 36537154 | dearth | scarcity, lack, or famine | 31 | |
| 36537155 | replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled; complete | 32 | |
| 36537156 | wan | pale or sickly | 33 | |
| 36537157 | antiquated | obsolete, outdated | 34 | |
| 36537158 | pious | of or pertaining to religious devotion | 35 | |
| 36537159 | emaciated | very thin, as to lack of nutrition or to disease | 36 | |
| 36537160 | boon | a favor | 37 | |
| 36537161 | appellation | an identifying name or title | 38 | |
| 36537162 | propound | to offer up for discussion or consideration | 39 | |
| 36537163 | commodiousness | comfortable or conveniently spacious; roomy | 40 | |
| 36537164 | palliate | to cover by excuses or apologies | 41 | |
| 36537165 | balked | to stop short and refuse to proceed | 42 | |
| 36537166 | dank | cold and damp | 43 | |
| 36537167 | erudite | possessing or displaying knowledge; learned | 44 |