Scarlet Letter Vocab - Ch. 16-18

Question 1

colloquy

Answer 1

noun; a dialogue; conversational exchange; conference

Question 2

consecration

Answer 2

noun; the act of giving sacramental character dedication to the service and worship of God; sacredness

Question 3

denizen

Answer 3

noun; an inhabitant; resident

Question 4

dryad

Answer 4

noun; a deity or nymph of the woods

Question 5

harrowed

Answer 5

verb; disturbed keenly or painfully; distressed in the mind

Question 6

hillock

Answer 6

noun; a little hill

Question 7

loquacity

Answer 7

noun; talkativeness; chattiness; state of talking freely

Question 8

meditative

Answer 8

adj.; contemplative; deeply thoughtful

Question 9

transmuting

Answer 9

verb; transforming; changing from one form to another

Question 10

vestige

Answer 10

noun; a mark, trace or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence