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Scarlet Letter Flashcards

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Utopia

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place or state of political or social perfection

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Allot

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to divide or distribute in shares

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Sepulchers

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burial vaults

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Ponderous

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weighty

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Congenial

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pleasant, friendly

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Inauspicious

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not prosperous or promising

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Physiognomies

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facial features held to show qualities of mind or character by their configuration or expression

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Augured

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foretold

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Indubitably

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unquestionably

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Antinomian

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one who rejects a socially established morality

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Heterodox

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holding unorthodox opinions or doctrine

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Scourged

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subjected to severe criticism

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Infamy

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fame for something evil

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14
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Farthingale

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a support worn beneath a skirt to expand it a the hip line

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Rotundity

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roundness

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Behoof

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Advantage

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17
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Trow

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Believe

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Abashed

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Embarrassed

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Sumptuary

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designed to regulate habits on moral or religious grounds

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20
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Gentility

A

The upper class

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21
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Evanescent

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tending to vanish, like vapor

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Ignominy

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disgraceful or dishonorable conduct, quality, or action

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Brazen

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Bold

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Meridian

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midday; noon

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25
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Iniquity

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Wickedness

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Visage

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Face

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Mien

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appearance; aspect

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Countenances

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looks; expressions

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29
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Preternatural

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exceeding what is natural

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30
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Remonstrance

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Objections

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31
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Cloister

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area within a monastery

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32
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Etymologist

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one who studies word derivations

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33
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Furrows

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Wrinkles

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34
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Heterogeneous

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Different in kind

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35
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Abate

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to put an end to or lessen

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36
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Sojourn

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a temporary stay

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37
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Expound

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to explain in detail

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38
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Peradventure

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Perhaps

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39
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Halberds

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weapons consisting of a battle ax and a pike mounted on a long handle

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Sagacity

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shrewdness

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Obstinacy

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stubbornness

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Fervor

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intensity; passion

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Lurid

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gruesome; sensational

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Sagamores

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subordinate chiefs of the Algonquin Indians

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Amenable

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willing to yield; agreeable

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Peremptory

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leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal

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Alchemy

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power or process of transforming something common into something precious

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Paramour

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Lover

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Vivify

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to make likely; to animate

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Assimilate

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to be absorbed into the dominant cultural tradition

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Progenitors

A

forefathers

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Plebeian

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of the common people

53
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Emoluments

A

advantages

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Contumaciously

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stubbornly disobedient; rebellious

55
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Efficacy

A

effectiveness

56
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Mutability

A

changeableness

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Caprice

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Whim

58
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Infantile

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characteristic infants; babyish

59
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Dearth

A

scarcity; lack

60
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Gesticulation

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expression through gestures

61
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Enmity

A

established hatred

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Eminence

A

prominence; superiority

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Pristine

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uncorrupted; pure

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Intrinsic

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originating or situated within

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Imperious

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commanding; dominant

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Wan

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pale or sickly

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Pallid

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pale; dull

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Extant

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not destroyed or lost

69
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Cabalistic

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of an esoteric doctrine or mysterious art

70
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Tome

A

volume forming part of a larger work

71
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Relinquish

A

to leave behind; to give up

72
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Subsistence

A

existence

73
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Behest

A

earnest request

74
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Albeit

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although or even if

75
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Indefeasible

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not to be annulled or made void

76
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Mountebank

A

charlatan; quack

77
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Adduced

A

brought forward as evidence

78
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Vehemence

A

forcefulness

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Erudition

A

knowledge acquired chiefly from books

80
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Commodiousness

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spaciousness; roominess

81
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Incantations

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chants; verbal charms

82
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Guise

A

manner or fashion

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Sanctity

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godliness or sacredness

84
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Propagate

A

publicize

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Emissary

A

messenger

86
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Abasement

A

a lowering in rank, office, or esteem

87
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Sooth

A

truth; reality

88
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Somniferous

A

hypnotic

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Vestment

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a robe or ceremony or office

90
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Piety

A

religious faithfulness

91
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Malice

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ill will

92
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Latent

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present but not visible or active; dormant

93
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Odious

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deserving of hatred

94
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Machination

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a scheming or crafty action

95
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Somnambulism

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Sleepwalking

96
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Dank

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Cold and damp

97
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Expiation

A

atonement

98
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Defunct

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Dead or inactive

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Scurrilous

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grossly and offensively abusive

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Firmament

A

vault of the sky; heavens

Scarlet Letter (2 decks)

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