scarlet letter vocab Flashcards
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infamy:
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strong condemnation resulting from a shameful act
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iniquity
A
gross wickedness
3
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ignominious
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marked by disgrace or dishonor; humiliating
4
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contumely
A
insulting display of contempt in word or action
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retribution
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repayment, especially for evil
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lurid
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gruesome; horrible; revolting
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stigmatize
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to mark with a sign of disgrace
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edifice
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a large and an imposing building
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scrutiny
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searching examination; a close and searching look
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expostulation
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earnestly warning or rebuking someone
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sagacity
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the quality of being wise and shrewd
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exigencies
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the needs or demands that accompany a situation
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integrity
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uncompromised faithfulness to ethical and moral principles
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ostracism
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exclusion by general agreement; refusal to associate with
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preternatural
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outside of the ordinary course of nature
