Scarlet Letter 1

Question 1

Labyrinth

Answer 1

a maze or something really difficult to understand

Question 2

Repugnance

Answer 2

a strong feeling of dislike or disgust

Question 3

Gentility

Answer 3

superior social status as evidenced by manners or possessions

Question 4

Edifice

Answer 4

building, esp. massive structure

Question 5

Ignominy

Answer 5

deep personal humiliation or disgrace

Question 6

Pillory (noun)

Answer 6

a device used to publicly punish people by putting their head and hands in a locked position

Question 7

Pillory (verb)

Answer 7

to publicly & harshly criticize someone

Question 8

Phantasmagoria

Answer 8

a confusing or strange dreamlike scene; exhibit of optical illusions

Question 9

Remonstrance

Answer 9

a protest or complaint about something

Question 10

Visage

Answer 10

a person’s face

Question 11

Iniquity

Answer 11

gross injustice; a wicked act or thing; sin

Question 12

Tremulous

Answer 12

Characterized by trembling; nervousness or shakiness

Question 13

Lurid

Answer 13

causing shock or disgust

Question 14

Besmirch

Answer 14

to cause harm or damage to something or someone’s reputation

Question 15

Peninsula

Answer 15

a piece of land that is almost completely surrounded by water & is attached to a larger land area

Question 16

Insidious

Answer 16

causing harm in a way that is gradual and not easily noticed

Question 17

Contumacious

Answer 17

disobedient; rebellious

Question 18

Preternatural

Answer 18

very unusual in a way that does not seem natural

Question 19

Exigency

Answer 19

something that is necessary in a particular situation

Question 20

Imperious

Answer 20

having the proud, unpleasant attitude of giving orders & expecting them to be obeyed