Scarlet Letter Vocabulary 3

Front 1

expiate

Back 1

1. to put an end to
2. (a)to extinguish the guilt incurred by (b)to make amends for

Front 2

extant

Back 2

1. standing out or above
2 (a)currently or actually existing (b)still existing; not destroyed or lost

Front 3

fervent

Back 3

1. very hot; glowing
2. exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling; zealous

Front 4

florid

Back 4

1. (a)covered with flowers (b)very flowery in style; ornate (c)elaborately decorated
2.(a) tinged with red; ruddy (b)marked by emotional ferver
3. healthy
4. fully developed; manifesting a complete and typical clinical syndrome

Front 5

foliage

Back 5

1. a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation
2. the group of leaves of one or more plants
3. a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches

Front 6

forbearance

Back 6

1. a refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due
2. patience
3. leniency

Front 7

foreboding

Back 7

an omen, prediction, or presentiment esp. of coming evil; portent

Front 8

fugitive

Back 8

1. running away or intending flight
2. moving from place to place; wandering
3. (a)being of short duration (b)difficult to grasp or retain; elusive (c)likely to evaporate, deteriorate, change, fade, or disappear
4. being of transient interest

Front 9

furrow

Back 9

1. (a)a trench in the earth made by a plow (b)plowed land; field
2. something that resembles the track of a plow as (a)a marked narrow depression; groove (b)a deep wrinkle

Front 10

gaunt

Back 10

1. excessively thin and angular
2. barren, desolate

Front 11

gentility

Back 11

1.(a)the condition of belonging to the gentry (b)gentlefolk, gentry
2.(a)decorum of conduct; courtesy (b)attitudes or activity marked by false delicacy, prudery, or affectatoin (c)superior social status or prestige evindenced by manners, possessions, or mode of life

Front 12

gratuitous

Back 12

1.(a)given unearned or without recompense (b)not involving a return benefit, compensation, or consideration (c)costing nothing; free
2. not called for by the circumstances; unwarranted

Front 13

grievous

Back 13

1. causing or characterized by severe pain, suffering, or sorrow
2. oppressive, onerous
3. serious, grave

Front 14

ignominy

Back 14

1. deep personal humiliation and disgrace
2. disgraceful or dishonorable conduct, quality, or action

Front 15

imbibe

Back 15

1. soak, steep
2.(a)to receive into the mind and retain (b)to assimilate or take into solution
3.(a)drink (b)to take in or up

Front 16

imperious

Back 16

1.(a)befitting or characteristic of one of eminent rank or attainments; commanding, dominant (b)marked by arrogant assurance; domineering
2. intensely compelling; urgent

Front 17

implicit

Back 17

1.(a)capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed; implied (b)involved in the nature or essence of something though not revealed, expressed, or developed; potential
2. being without doubt or reserve; unquestioning

Front 18

import

Back 18

1.(a)to bear or convey as meaning or portent; signify (b)express, state (c)imply
2. to bring from a foreign or external source as (a)to bring (as merchandise) into a place or country from another country (b)to tranfer (as files or data) from one format to another usually within a new file
3. to be of importance to; concern

Front 19

impropriety

Back 19

1. an improper or indecorous act or remark; esp. an unacceptable use of a word or of language
2. the quality or state of being improper

Front 20

impugn

Back 20

1. to assail by words or arguments; oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity
2. (a)assail (b)resist

Front 21

impute

Back 21

1. to lay the responsibility or blame for often falsely or unjustly
2. to credit to a person or a cause; attribute

Front 22

inauspicious

Back 22

not auspicious; boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable

Front 23

incantation

Back 23

a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic; a written or recited formula of words designed to produce a particular effect

Front 24

inclement

Back 24

lacking mildness as (a)severe in temper or action; unmerciful (b)physically severe; stormy

Front 25

incongruity

Back 25

the quality or state of being incongruous (not harmonious; incompatible; inconsistent)

Front 26

incurious

Back 26

lacking a normal or usual curiosity; uninterested

Front 27

indefatigable

Back 27

incapable of being fatigued; untiring

Front 28

inextricable

Back 28

1. forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free
2.(a)incapable of being disentangled or untied (b)not capable of being solved

Front 29

infamous

Back 29

1. having a reputation of the worst kind; notoriously evil
2. causing or bringing infamy; disgraceful
3. convicted of an offense bringing infamy

Front 30

inopportune

Back 30

inconvenient; unseasonable

Front 31

inscrutable

Back 31

not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood; mysterious