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Scarlet Letter Vocabulary List Two

AB
depravitythe state of being corrupt or evil
sensibilitythe ability to receive sensations; awareness and responsiveness to emotions
celibacythe state of being unmarried; abstention from sexual intercourse
propagateto cause to continue or increase by sexual reproduction
odiousexciting or deserving hatred
forlornbereft; forsaken
efficacioushaving the power to produce a desired effect
etherealof or pertaining to regions beyond the earth; celestial
expiationthe act of making atonement
scurriloususing or given to coarse language; abusive
transfiguredto give a new and exalted or spiritual appearance to
banewoe; a source of harm or ruin; a curse
petulantinsolent or rude in speech or behavior
asperityrigor; severity
misanthropya hatred or distrust of mankind
machinationsa scheming or crafty action
effluencesomething that flows out
cholericeasily moved to unreasonable anger; hot tempered
mollifiedhaving soothed the temper or disposition
vicissitudethe quality or state of being changeable
preternaturalexisting outside of nature (supernatural)
conjecturalinvolving or based on supposition
nugatoryof little or no consequence; unimportant
repudiateto reject as untrue; to divorce or separate
gulesthe heraldic color red (i.e, official, used in a coat of arms)



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