Scarlet Letter Vocab Chapters 9-10

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Advent

a coming into place, view, or being; arrival

Demerit

a mark against a person for misconduct or deficiency

Emissary

a representative sent on a mission or errand

Avowed

acknowledged; declared:

Inimical

adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable; harmful

Eccentricity

an oddity or peculiarity, as of conduct

Sexton

an official of a church charged with taking care of the edifice and its contents, ringing the bell, etc., and sometimes with burying the dead

Somniferous

bringing or inducing sleep, as drugs or influences

Solace

comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort

Deportment

demeanor; conduct; behavior

Intuition

direct perception of truth, fact, etc., independent of any reasoning process; immediate apprehension

Egotism

excessive and objectionable reference to oneself in conversation or writing; conceit; boastfulness

Fervent

having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc.; ardent:

Self-abasement

humiliation of oneself, especially as a result of guilt, shame, or the like

Apt

inclined; disposed; given; prone

Imminent

likely to occur at any moment; impending

Appellation

name, title, or designation.

Parochial

of or pertaining to a parish or parishes.

Providential

of, pertaining to, or resulting from divine providence

Penitential

of, pertaining to, proceeding from, or expressive of penitence or repentance

Ominus

portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious

Incantation

the chanting or uttering of words purporting to have magical power

Contagion

the communication of disease by direct or indirect contact.

Pilloried

to have set in the pillory.

Palliate

to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate

Vilify

to speak ill of; defame; slander

Importunate

urgent or persistent in solicitation, sometimes annoyingly so

Picturesque

visually charming or quaint, as if resembling or suitable for a painting

Askance

with suspicion, mistrust, or disapproval


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