Scarlet Letter Vocab 2

Front 1

Eminence

Back 1

Position of prominence or superiority

Front 2

Intrinsic

Back 2

Originating or situated within the body or part acted on

Front 3

Pallid

Back 3

Deficient in color

Front 4

Dauntless

Back 4

Fearless

Front 5

Extant

Back 5

Not destroyed or lost

Front 6

Folio

Back 6

A book of the largest size

Front 7

Gilded

Back 7

To overlay with or as if with a twin layer of gold

Front 8

Expatiating

Back 8

Enlarging in discourse or writing

Front 9

Antiquate

Back 9

Obselete

Front 10

Benevolence

Back 10

Desiring to do good to/for others

Front 11

Pious

Back 11

Of or pertaining to religious devotion

Front 12

Emaciated

Back 12

To make very thin, as to lack nutrition

Front 13

Vehemence

Back 13

Forceful or violent

Front 14

Propound

Back 14

To offer up for discussion or consideration

Front 15

Erudition

Back 15

Extensive knowledge acquired chiefly from books

Front 16

Commodiousness

Back 16

Comfortable or conveniently spacious

Front 17

Sanctity

Back 17

Godliness or sacredness

Front 18

Solace

Back 18

Alleviation of grief or anxiety

Front 19

Propagate

Back 19

Publicize

Front 20

Abasement

Back 20

To lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem

Front 21

Decorously

Back 21

Marked by propriety and good taste; correct

Front 22

Palliative

Back 22

To cover by excess or apologies

Front 23

Assented

Back 23

To agree to something

Front 24

Somniferous

Back 24

Hypnotic

Front 25

Piety

Back 25

Reverence to god

Front 26

Malice

Back 26

Desire to see another suffer

Front 27

Latent

Back 27

Present and capable of becoming, though not now active

Front 28

Odious

Back 28

Exciting or deserving hatred or repugnance

Front 29

Avowal

Back 29

An open declaration or acknowledgement

Front 30

Impalpable

Back 30

Incapable of being felt by touch

Front 31

Veneration

Back 31

Commanding respect because of great age or associated dignity

Front 32

Expiatation

Back 32

To atone for; to make amends for

Front 33

Defunct

Back 33

Dead or inactive

Front 34

Scurrilous

Back 34

Grossly and offensively abusive

Front 35

Malevolence

Back 35

Arising from intense or vicious ill will, spite, or hatred

Front 36

Replete

Back 36

Fully or abundantly provided or filled; complete

Front 37

Semblance

Back 37

Outward and often specious appearance or show

Front 38

Obviated

Back 38

To see beforehand and dispose of; making unnecessary

Front 39

Acquiescing

Back 39

To accept or comply tacitly or passively