Scarlet Letter Vocab

Question 1

Venerable

Answer 1

Made wise through age

Question 2

Pious

Answer 2

Dutiful spirit of reverence for God or wish to fulfill religious obligations

Question 3

Imbued

Answer 3

To inspire as with feelings and opinions

Question 4

Ignominy

Answer 4

Disgrace, dishonor, public contempt

Question 5

Inauspicious

Answer 5

Nonfavorable

Question 6

Demeanor

Answer 6

Conduct, behavior

Question 7

Abate

Answer 7

To reduce in amount, degree

Question 8

Irks

Answer 8

To irritate, annoy, or exasperate

Question 9

Infamy

Answer 9

Extremely bad reputation

Question 10

Requital

Answer 10

Return or reward for service, kindness- repayment (good or bad)

Question 11

Penance

Answer 11

Punishment undergone in token of penitence for sin

Question 12

Imbibed

Answer 12

To consume

Question 13

Caprice

Answer 13

A sudden, unpredictable change, as if ones mind or weather

Question 14

Sprite

Answer 14

Fairy like creature

Question 15

Visage

Answer 15

Appearance

Question 16

Importunate

Answer 16

Demanding

Question 17

Eminent

Answer 17

Distinguished, prominent

Question 18

Benevolent

Answer 18

Kind

Question 19

Repose

Answer 19

To lie down/rest

Question 20

Iniquity

Answer 20

Sin

Question 21

Forlorn

Answer 21

Sad; lonely

Question 22

Peril

Answer 22

Danger

Question 23

Erudite

Answer 23

Scholarly

Question 24

Retribution

Answer 24

Revenge

Question 25

Bane

Answer 25

Destructive force

Question 26

Vestige

Answer 26

Surviving trace/evidence

Question 27

Propriety

Answer 27

Correct behavior