Scarlet Letter Ch 5-8 Vocab

Question 1

What does ‘lurid’ mean?

Answer 1

Presented in vividly shocking or sensational terms, especially giving explicit details of crimes or sexual matters.

Synonyms: melodramatic, shocking, vivid, garish.

Question 2

What does ‘grievous’ mean?

Answer 2

Very severe or serious.

Synonyms: grave, dire.

Question 3

What does ‘frailty’ mean?

Answer 3

The condition of being weak and delicate.

Synonyms: fragility, infirmity, vulnerability.

Question 4

What does ‘inscrutable’ mean?

Answer 4

Impossible to understand or interpret.

Synonyms: enigmatic, unfathomable.

Question 5

What does ‘progenitor’ mean?

Answer 5

A person or thing from which a person, animal, or plant is descended or originates; an ancestor or parent.

Synonym: originator.

Question 6

What does ‘manifold’ mean?

Answer 6

Many and various.

Synonyms: multiple, heterogeneous, diverse, miscellaneous.

Question 7

What does ‘emolument’ mean?

Answer 7

A salary, fee, or profit from employment or office.

Synonyms: wage, salary.

Question 8

What does ‘commiserate’ mean?

Answer 8

Express or feel sympathy or pity; sympathize.

Synonyms: to comfort, sympathize, to condole.

Question 9

What does ‘mortify’ mean?

Answer 9

Cause (someone) to feel embarrassed, ashamed, or humiliated.

Synonyms: humiliate, degrade. Also means to subdue (the body or its needs and desires) by self-denial or discipline.

Question 10

What does ‘superfluous’ mean?

Answer 10

Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.

Synonyms: abundant, inessential.

Question 11

What does ‘repugnance’ mean?

Answer 11

Intense disgust.

Synonym: putridity.

Question 12

What does ‘succor’ mean?

Answer 12

Assistance and support in times of hardship and distress (noun).

Also means to give assistance or aid to (verb). Synonym: a helping hand.

Question 13

What does ‘imbibe’ mean?

Answer 13

Drink (alcohol).

Also means to absorb or assimilate (ideas or knowledge). Synonyms: guzzle, quaff, take in, digest.

Question 14

What does ‘insidious’ mean?

Answer 14

Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects.

Synonyms: cunning, subtle, treacherous, sinister, menacing.

Question 15

What does ‘guise’ mean?

Answer 15

An external form, appearance, or manner of presentation, typically concealing the true nature of something.

Synonyms: disguise, facade, costume, ruse.

Question 16

What does ‘irreverent’ mean?

Answer 16

Showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously.

Synonyms: disdainful, silly, impolite, derisive, cheeky.

Question 17

What does ‘talisman’ mean?

Answer 17

An object, typically an inscribed ring or stone, that is thought to have magic powers and to bring good luck.

Synonyms: lucky charm, amulet.

Question 18

What does ‘averre’ mean?

Answer 18

To declare positively.

Synonyms: assert, declare.

Question 19

List a bunch of words and random shit from your head

Answer 19

Don’t skip, do this now. I swear its good for memorization.

Question 20

Procure

Answer 20

obtain (something), especially with care or effort.

Acquire, secure

Question 21

Imbue

Answer 21

inspire or permeate with (a feeling or quality)

Infuse, “instew”, permeate

Question 22

Prolific

Answer 22

present in large numbers or quantities; plentiful.

Monumental, abundant, productive

Question 23

Caprice

Answer 23

a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior.

Whimsey, quirk, whimsical

Question 24

Delusive

Answer 24

giving a false or misleading impression

Deceptive, misinformed

Question 25

Placidity

Answer 25

lack of interest or proper concern, energy, or action; complacency or apathy ## Footnote Tranquil, serenity

Question 26

Anathema

Answer 26

something or someone that one vehemently dislikes. ## Footnote Disdain, repugnant, abhorrent

Question 27

Inalienable

Answer 27

unable to be taken away from or given away by the possessor. ## Footnote Inseparable, absolute

Question 28

Abyss

Answer 28

a deep or seemingly bottomless chasm. ## Footnote Ravine, void

Question 29

Imp

Answer 29

A small, mischievous devil or sprite. ## Footnote Goblin, fae, demon

Question 30

Labyrinth

Answer 30

a complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one's way; a maze. ## Footnote Network, dungeon, warren

Question 31

Impel

Answer 31

drive, force, or urge (someone) to do something. ## Footnote Compel, motivate

Question 32

Intrinsic

Answer 32

belonging naturally; ## Footnote essential, inherent, fundamental

Question 33

Imperious

Answer 33

assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering. ## Footnote Premportory, overbearing

Question 34

Wan

Answer 34

(of a person's complexion or appearance) pale and giving the impression of illness or exhaustion. ## Footnote Faint, pallid

Question 35

Pallid

Answer 35

(of a person's face), pale or bleak typically do bad health. ## Footnote Colorless, pasty

Question 36

Wayfarer

Answer 36

A person who travels on foot. ## Footnote Journeyer, nomad

Question 37

Pestilence

Answer 37

a fatal epidemic disease, especially bubonic plague. ## Footnote Sickness, plague, scourge

Question 38

Suit of Mail

Answer 38

armor that protects the wearer's whole body. ## Footnote Chainmail

Question 39

Burnish

Answer 39

to polish (something, especially metal) by rubbing. ## Footnote Clean, shine, to buff

Question 40

Annals

Answer 40

a record of events year by year. ## Footnote archive

Question 41

Eldritch

Answer 41

weird and sinister or ghostly. ## Footnote horror

Question 42

John the Baptist in a charger

Answer 42

John the Baptist was beheaded by King Herod at the request of his wife and former sister in law, Herodias, who held a grudge because John had opposed their marriage. John’s head was presented to Herodias on a platter or charger.

Question 43

Genial

Answer 43

friendly and cheerful. ## Footnote Warm, easygoing, amiable, affable, cordial

Question 44

Catechism

Answer 44

a summary of the principles of Christian religion in the form of questions and answers, used for the instruction of Christians.

Question 45

Depravity

Answer 45

moral corruption; wickedness. ## Footnote vice

Question 46

Indefeasible

Answer 46

not able to be lost, annulled, or overturned. ## Footnote Inalienable, absolute

Question 47

Mountebank

Answer 47

a person who deceives others, especially in order to trick them out of their money; a charlatan. ## Footnote Swindler, snake oil salesman, fraud, a comic, scam artist

Question 48

Adduce

Answer 48

cite as evidence. ## Footnote Quote, cite, present, to bring forth

Question 49

Comely

Answer 49

pleasant to look at; attractive (typically used of a woman). ## Footnote Pretty, belle