Scarlet Letter Vocab

Front 1

physiognomy

Back 1

features of somebody's face, especially when they're used as indicators of that person's character oor temprament.

Front 2

ignominy

Back 2

total loss of self dignity or public disgrace

Front 3

pillory

Back 3

device used in past, means of public punishment

Front 4

spectral

Back 4

ghostlike

Front 5

alchemy

Back 5

early form of chem. to convert metals to gold and make life-elixir, etc.

Front 6

leech

Back 6

bloodsucking freshwater worm

Front 7

ordination

Back 7

official investiture as a christian priest/ minister

Front 8

plebe

Back 8

somebody who is looked down upon and behaves in an unrefined, coarse manner

Front 9

talisman

Back 9

object believed to give magical powers to wearer

Front 10

anathema

Back 10

someone/something that is greatly disliked and therefore shunned

Front 11

gesticulation

Back 11

hand/ arm gestures

Front 12

exigency

Back 12

something that a situation demands or makes urgently necessary and that puts pressure on the people involved

Front 13

importunate

Back 13

continually asking for something

Front 14

erudition

Back 14

knowledge acquired through study and reading

Front 15

villified

Back 15

to make malicious and abusive statements about somebody

Front 16

commodious

Back 16

pleasantly spacious

Front 17

scourge

Back 17

somebody that is percieved as an agent og punishment, destruction, or severe criticism

Front 18

scurrilous

Back 18

containing abusive languagae; behaving in immoral ways

Front 19

precocious

Back 19

more developed, especially mentally, than is usual or expected (often negative)

Front 20

sedulous

Back 20

working with great zeal and persistence

Front 21

leech

Back 21

bloodsucking freshwater worm

Front 22

ordination

Back 22

official investiture as a christian priest/ minister

Front 23

plebe

Back 23

somebody who is looked down upon and behaves in an unrefined, coarse manner

Front 24

talisman

Back 24

object believed to give magical powers to wearer

Front 25

anathema

Back 25

someone/something that is greatly disliked and therefore shunned

Front 26

gesticulation

Back 26

hand/ arm gestures

Front 27

exigency

Back 27

something that a situation demands or makes urgently necessary and that puts pressure on the people involved

Front 28

importunate

Back 28

continually asking for something

Front 29

erudition

Back 29

knowledge acquired through study and reading

Front 30

villified

Back 30

to make malicious and abusive statements about somebody

Front 31

commodious

Back 31

pleasantly spacious

Front 32

scourge

Back 32

somebody that is percieved as an agent og punishment, destruction, or severe criticism

Front 33

scurrilous

Back 33

containing abusive languagae; behaving in immoral ways

Front 34

precocious

Back 34

more developed, especially mentally, than is usual or expected (often negative)

Front 35

sedulous

Back 35

working with great zeal and persistence

Front 36

leech

Back 36

bloodsucking freshwater worm

Front 37

ordination

Back 37

official investiture as a christian priest/ minister

Front 38

plebe

Back 38

somebody who is looked down upon and behaves in an unrefined, coarse manner

Front 39

talisman

Back 39

object believed to give magical powers to wearer

Front 40

anathema

Back 40

someone/something that is greatly disliked and therefore shunned

Front 41

gesticulation

Back 41

hand/ arm gestures

Front 42

exigency

Back 42

something that a situation demands or makes urgently necessary and that puts pressure on the people involved

Front 43

importunate

Back 43

continually asking for something

Front 44

erudition

Back 44

knowledge acquired through study and reading

Front 45

villified

Back 45

to make malicious and abusive statements about somebody

Front 46

commodious

Back 46

pleasantly spacious

Front 47

scourge

Back 47

somebody that is percieved as an agent og punishment, destruction, or severe criticism

Front 48

scurrilous

Back 48

containing abusive languagae; behaving in immoral ways

Front 49

precocious

Back 49

more developed, especially mentally, than is usual or expected (often negative)

Front 50

sedulous

Back 50

working with great zeal and persistence

Front 51

leech

Back 51

bloodsucking freshwater worm

Front 52

ordination

Back 52

official investiture as a christian priest/ minister

Front 53

plebe

Back 53

somebody who is looked down upon and behaves in an unrefined, coarse manner

Front 54

talisman

Back 54

object believed to give magical powers to wearer

Front 55

anathema

Back 55

someone/something that is greatly disliked and therefore shunned

Front 56

gesticulation

Back 56

hand/ arm gestures

Front 57

exigency

Back 57

something that a situation demands or makes urgently necessary and that puts pressure on the people involved

Front 58

importunate

Back 58

continually asking for something

Front 59

erudition

Back 59

knowledge acquired through study and reading

Front 60

villified

Back 60

to make malicious and abusive statements about somebody

Front 61

commodious

Back 61

pleasantly spacious

Front 62

scourge

Back 62

somebody that is percieved as an agent og punishment, destruction, or severe criticism

Front 63

scurrilous

Back 63

containing abusive languagae; behaving in immoral ways

Front 64

precocious

Back 64

more developed, especially mentally, than is usual or expected (often negative)

Front 65

sedulous

Back 65

working with great zeal and persistence