English III Scarlet Letter Flashcards
(30 cards)
prate
verb
to talk excessively and pointlessly;
decorous
adjective
characterized by dignified propriety;
genial
adjective
warmly pleasantly cheerful;
edifice
noun
a building, especially one of large size or imposing appearance;
infirmity
noun
physical weakness or ailment;
moral weakness or failing;
truculent
adjective
fierce, cruel;
aggresively hostile;
inclement
adjective
(of the weather) severe, rough, harsh, stormy;
emolument
noun
salary from employment;
laudable
adjective
praiseworthy;
torpid
adjective
inactive or sluggish;
sagacious
adjective
acutely insightful and wise;
indolent
adjective
reluctance to exertion;
slothful;
alacrity
noun
cheerful readiness;
gourmand
noun
a person who is fond of good eating, often indiscriminantly and to excess;
countenance
noun
facial expression;
relating to the face;
evanescent
adjective
vanishing, fading away;
fastidious
adjective
excessively particular, critical, or demanding;
imbue
verb
to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, or emotions;
encumbrance
noun
something burdensome;
hindrance;
filial
adjective
befitting a son or daughter;
having the relation of a child to a parent;
semblance
noun
outward appearance;
the slightest appearance or trace;
posthumous
adjective
arising, occuring, or continuing after one’s death;
published after the death of an author;
inauspicious
adjective
ill-omened, unfavorable;
taint
noun
trace of something bad, offensive, harmful;