Scarlet Letter Vocab
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jcarvallyojr on September 2, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Inauspicious | Not auspicious; boding ill, unfavorable |
| Abstruse | Hard to understand |
| Appellation | A name, title |
| Abstruse | Hard to understand |
| Penitent | Expressing sorrow for wrongdoing |
| Tribunal | A court of justice |
| Colloquy | A conversational exchange |
| Edifice | A building, esp. one of large size |
| Ensue | Come afterward |
| Gesticulation | To make gestures |
| Propensity | A natural tendency |
| Deleterious | Injurious to health |
| Importunate | Urgent or persistent in solicitation, annoying |
| Latent | Present but not apparent |
| Iniquity | A gross injustice |
| Contiguity | The state of being contiguous, constant contact |
| Feigned | Fraud, pretended |
| Ignominy | Disgrace, dishonor |
| Stigmatized | to set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon |
| Panoply | Wide range of display; impressive |
| Gules | Tincture red, heraldic name for the colour red |
| Torpid | slow and apathetic |
| Indefatigable | Not tired |
| Inducement | To lead or move by persuasion or influence |
| Loquacity | the quality of being wordy and talkative |
| Obeisance | the act of obeying |
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