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Scarlet Letter Vocabulary Review
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Vocabulary words from The Scarlet Letter
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1
Which word means "depression of spirits from loss of courage or hope; dejection?"
despondency
visage
anathema
2
Which word means to "be copious in description or discussion:?"
expatiate
admonish
vindicate
3
Which word means "gross injustice or wickedness?"
iniquity
anathema
affinity
4
While he talked I would here and there mark a dingy face with a look of ___________ in it.
requital
expostulation
affinity
5
A poetic imagination can create an ________ world.
benign
ethereal
peremptory
6
The friends shared an _____________ for Belgian chocolate.
requital
affinity
despondency
7
Young described how he was ordered to _______ a special cellphone
rebuke
procure
petrify
8
Which word means "a protest?"
insidious
remonstrance
intangible
9
Weather and sports are _____ topics strangers can talk about to get to know each other.
inauspicious
benign
prolific
10
The poor and weak children were _______ after the famine.
emaciated
iniquity
petrify
11
Which two words mean about the same thing?
benign and imperious
impediment and procure
admonish and rebuke
12
Which word means obstruction, hindrance, or obstacle?
insidious
impediment
iniquity
13
The teacher will _____________ the disobedient child.
procure
rebuke
petrify
14
She didn't doubt the impact of her battered _________ on anyone.
anathema
visage
ethereal
15
He insists the documents will ____ him by showing that the CIA program had vital information.
expatiate
admonish
vindicate
16
He experienced the ______ influence of the corporate culture.
benign
insidious
peremptory
17
Which word can mean "to convert into wood" or "paralyze with fear?"
petrify
rebuke
procure
18
Which word means "producing in large quantities or with great frequency?"
emaciated
prolific
imperious
19
Which word means "a person or thing that is detested or loathed?"
iniquity
anathema
benign
20
I was just working on an essay where I was talking about the ______ value of darkness.
intangible
ethereal
odious
21
Which word means, "boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable?"
intangible
inauspicious
peremptory
22
The _______ smell wafted up from the sewer.
intangible
odious
ethereal
23
Which word means "domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing?"
vindicate
expatiate
imperious