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The Scarlet Letter Vocabulary Chapter 1 and 2

AB
Thronga great number of persons crowded together
edificea large, usually impressive building
utopiaa place or state of political or social perfection.
sepulchersa burial vault built of rock or stone
ponderousweighty or clumsy
congenialpleasant, friendly
physiognomiesthe facial features held to show qualities of mine or character by their configuration or expression
auguredforetold
betokenedgiven evidence of
indubitablyunquestionably
antinomianone who rejects a socially established morality
heterodoxholding unorthodox opinions or doctrines
farthingalea support worn in the 16th century beneath a skirt to expand it at the hip line
fibrebasic toughness
rotundityrounded
behoofadvantage, profit
malefactressesa period who violates the law or does evil
trowbelieve
autumala period of maturity or incipient decline
baggagea worthless or contemptible woman
heathenishbarbarous
beadlea minor parish official whose duties include usingering and preserving order at services and sometimes civil functions
sumptuarydesigned to regulate habits or moral on religious grounds
evanescenttending to vanish like vapor
ignominydisgraceful or dishonorable conduct, quality or action
meridianmidday, noon
iniquitywickedness
visageappearance
spurnstumble
pillorya means to expose one to public scorn or humility
contumelyrude language or treatment arising from haughtiness and contempt
preternaturalexceeding what is natural
phantasmagorica scene that constantly changes
remonstranceobjection
cloisteran area within a monastery or convent to which the religious are normally restricted


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Colby Community College
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