American Literature Kirstien Scarlet Letter

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demeanor

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behavior, manner of conducting oneself

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infamy

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public disgrace, total loss of reputation

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ignominy/ignominious

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shame, infamy

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haughty

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proud and arragant

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rankles

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(v.) to irritate, to fester painfully

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iniquity

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sin or crime

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apprehensive

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fearful, nervous

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quietude/disquietude

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rest/restlessness, uneasiness

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amenable

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responsible, accountable

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efficacy

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power to produce effects

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inscrutable

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unsearchable, cannot be penetrated by human reason

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malice

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spite, ill-will, disposition to injure others

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melancholy

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sadness, dejection

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obtrusive

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forward

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vindicate

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defend, justify

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exemplary

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worthy of imitation

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mirth

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merriment

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expiation

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atonement, reparation

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malevolence

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ill-will

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auspicious

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fortunate

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impalpable

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not to be felt

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capricious

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unpredictable

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petulant

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irritable

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fervently

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with great emotion

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irrevocably

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incapable of being revoked

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intangible

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incapable of being apprehended by the mind or senses

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impelled

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urged to action, compelled

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intrusive

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inclined

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duplicity

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deliberate deception

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mutability

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Capability to change

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somber

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gloomy

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sagacity

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wisdom

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tremulously

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with quivering, timidly

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quell

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suppress

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invariable

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not changing

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defiant

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marked by bold resistance

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imp

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a mischievous child

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eminence

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a position of great distinction or superiority

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emaciated

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to make thin

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pestilence

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an evil, pernicious agent or influence

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deleterious

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harmful

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vivacity

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filled with animation and spirit, lively

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despondency

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depression of spirits from loss of hope

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spectre

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a phantom, a threatening or haunting possibility

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vehemently

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with profound emotion

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misanthropy

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hatred of humanity

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gesticulating

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making movements to add emphasis during speech

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obeisance

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a gesture expressing respect, an attitude of respect

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ludicrous

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absurd or laughable

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decorum

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conduct

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scornful

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full of contempt for a person or object thought to be hateful or inferior

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ominously

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menacingly, threateningly

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ponderous

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massive

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temporal

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relating to worldly affairs

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perversity

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disposed to contradict and oppose

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inimical

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harmful

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latent

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present but not evident

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infirmity

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moral weakness

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imbibed

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absorbed or drank

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reciprocated

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to show or feel in return

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unattainable

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not able to gain

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innate

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possessed at birth

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imputed

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to attribute to a source or cause

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blight

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to ruin

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scruple

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a guiding principle of conscience