The Scarlet Letter Vocab I
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31 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 edifice | a large, elaborate structure; an imposing building |
| esoteric | intended for or understood by only a small group |
| conversant | familiar with; having knowledge of |
| gourmand | a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess |
| natal | relating to birth |
| florid | elaborately or excessively ornamented |
| obtuse | slow to learn or understand |
| polemical | controversial; argumentative |
| predilection | a preference toward someone or something |
| torpid | slow and apathetic |
| talisman | a trinket or piece of jewelry thought to be a protection against evil |
| nonentity | a nonexistent thing with no influence |
| sacrilegious | grossly irreverent; disrespectful of something sacred |
| pristine | immaculately clean and unused |
| heterogenous | consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature |
| alchemy | medieval chemistry; attempt to change base metal into gold |
| abstruse | difficult to penetrate, hard to understand |
| scurrilous | coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed |
| deleterious | having a harmful effect; injurious |
| replete | fill to satisfaction |
| somnambulist | someone who walks in their sleep |
| deprecate | to express strong disapproval of |
| escutcheon | a shield |
| stigma | a symbol of disgrace or infamy |
| obeisance | a bow or similar gesture expressing deep respect |
| transitory | enduring a very short time |
| dotage | foolish old age |
| malleable | easily influenced |
| malefactor | evildoer; criminal |
| torpor | laziness; inactivity; dullness |
| zenith | highest point |
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