Scarlet Letter Vocab

Question 0

infamy

Answer 0

the state of being well known for a bad quality/ideal

Question 1

demeanor

Answer 1

outward behavior/manner

Question 2

ignominy/ignominious

Answer 2

public shame/disgrace.deserving public shame

Question 3

haughty

Answer 3

arrogantly superior

Question 4

rankles

Answer 4

to cause irritation/to become inflamed/sore

Question 5

iniquity

Answer 5

immoral or grossly unfair behavior

Question 6

apprehensive

Answer 6

anxious/fearful that something bad will happen

Question 7

quietude/disquietude

Answer 7

a state of calmness/a state of anxiety

Question 8

amenable

Answer 8

open and responsive to suggestion, easily persuaded

Question 9

efficacy

Answer 9

the ability to produce a desired or intended result

Question 10

inscrutable

Answer 10

impossible to understand or interrupt

Question 11

malice

Answer 11

the desire/intention to do evil

Question 12

melancholy

Answer 12

feeling pensive sadness

Question 13

unobtrusive

Answer 13

not attracting attention

Question 14

obtrusive

Answer 14

noticeable or prominent `

Question 15

vindicate

Answer 15

to clear someone of blame or suspicion

Question 16

exemplary

Answer 16

serving as a model, serving as a warning or deterrent

Question 17

mirth

Answer 17

amusement, expressed in laughter

Question 18

expiation

Answer 18

the act of making amends for guilt or wrongdoing

Question 19

malevolence

Answer 19

having or showing desire to harm another

Question 20

auspicious

Answer 20

conducive to success, favorable

Question 21

impalpable

Answer 21

unable to fetch by touch

Question 22

capricious

Answer 22

sudden or unaccountable changes or behavior

Question 23

petulant

Answer 23

childishly sulky, bad mannered

Question 24

fervently

Answer 24

showing strong feelings

Question 25

irrevocably

Answer 25

not capable or being changed

Question 26

intangible

Answer 26

unable to be touched or grasped

Question 27

impelled

Answer 27

drive or urge to do something

Question 28

intrusive

Answer 28

causing disruption or annoyance through being unwelcome or univited

Question 29

duplicity

Answer 29

dishonest behavior that is meant to trick someone

Question 30

mutability

Answer 30

prone to frequent change, inconstant, capable of change

Question 31

ponderous

Answer 31

slow and clumsy because of great weight

Question 32

somber

Answer 32

dark of dull in color or tone, gloomy

Question 33

sagacity

Answer 33

keen in sense of perception

Question 34

tremulously

Answer 34

timidity, sensitive, shaken, disordered

Question 35

quell

Answer 35

put an end to a rebellion or disorder, usually by force

Question 36

invariably

Answer 36

in every case, every occasion, always

Question 37

defiant

Answer 37

bold opposition

Question 38

imp

Answer 38

a child who causes trouble, is mischievous, plays harmful tricks

Question 39

eminence

Answer 39

condition of being well known and successful

Question 40

temporal

Answer 40

relating to time

Question 41

perversity

Answer 41

deliberate desire to behave in an unacceptable way

Question 42

emaciated

Answer 42

abnormally thin or weak because of lack of food

Question 43

inimical

Answer 43

tending to obstruct or harm

Question 44

latent

Answer 44

hidden, concealed

Question 45

infirmity

Answer 45

physical or mental weakness

Question 46

pestilence

Answer 46

a fatal or epidemic disease

Question 47

imbibed

Answer 47

to drink alcohol

Question 48

deleterious

Answer 48

causing harm or damage

Question 49

reciprocated

Answer 49

to respond to a gesture by making a corresponding one

Question 50

unattainable

Answer 50

not able to be reached or achieved

Question 51

innate

Answer 51

inborn, natural

Question 52

imputed

Answer 52

to say or suggest that someone is guilty of something

Question 53

vivacity

Answer 53

quality of being attractively lively and animated

Question 54

despondency

Answer 54

a state of low spirits caused by loss of hope or courage

Question 55

spectre

Answer 55

ghost, phantom, mental image of something unpleasant

Question 56

vehemently

Answer 56

forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion

Question 57

misanthropy

Answer 57

general hatred or distrust of the human species

Question 58

gesticulating

Answer 58

using dramatic gestures instead of speaking to emphasize ones words

Question 59

obeisance

Answer 59

deferential respect

Question 60

blight

Answer 60

a plant disease, something that causes harm or damage

Question 61

ludicrous

Answer 61

foolish, out of place as to be amusing or ridiculous

Question 62

decorum

Answer 62

behavior in keeping with good taste

Question 63

scornful

Answer 63

feeling or expressing contempt

Question 64

scruple

Answer 64

feeling doubt, hesitation with regard to morality of something

Question 65

ominously

Answer 65

menacing or threatening