Scarlet Letter Vocab - Ch. 1-3

Question 1

beadle

Answer 1

noun; minor church official who ushers or helps preserve order during services

Question 2

contumely

Answer 2

noun; insulting display of contempt
in word or action; a humiliating insult

Question 3

ignominy

Answer 3

noun; total loss of dignity; disgrace; shame

Question 4

inauspicious

Answer 4

adj.; unfavorable; boding ill

Question 5

mien

Answer 5

noun; a person’s general appearance or carriage; often indicates a person’s mood or state of mind

Question 6

physiognomies

Answer 6

noun; faces; the outward appearance of things

Question 7

pillory

Answer 7

noun; a wooden framework with holes for securing the head and hands, designed to expose a criminal to public ridicule or abuse

Question 8

remonstrance

Answer 8

noun; an argument in protest of; complaint; objection

Question 9

sagacity

Answer 9

noun; wisdom; profound knowledge and insight to the world

Question 10

vie

Answer 10

verb; to compete; to struggle for dominance or control