The Scarlet Letter Vocab 2
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26 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Lurid | adjective causing shock or disgust |
| amenable | adjective willing to cooperate |
| besmirch | verb to sully, soil |
| gesticulate | verb to make gestures |
| ignominy | noun shame, dishonor |
| caprice | noun sudden, impulsive action |
| quell | verb to suppress |
| inscrutable | adjective mysterious |
| intrinsic | adjective fundamental values |
| pervade | verb to become diffused throughout every part of |
| wan | adjective lacking color |
| dauntless | adjective very brave |
| emaciated | adjective very thin |
| propensity | noun a natural tendency |
| futurity | noun a future state |
| propinquity | noun nearness of place |
| purport | verb to present the appearance of being |
| dexterity | noun the ability to use your hands skillfully |
| multitudinous | adjective forming a great number |
| somnambulism | noun sleepwalking |
| accost | verb to confront boldly |
| austerity | noun an at of self-denial in respect to something regarded as luxury |
| abase | verb to lower |
| scurrilous | adjective abusive or defamatory |
| defunct | adjective no longer existing or functioning |
| chasm | noun a deep gorge |
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