The Scarlet Letter Chapter 1-20

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  1. sepulchre
    a chamber that is used as a grave
  2. undutiful
    lacking due respect or dutifulness
  3. evanescent
    short-lived; tending to vanish or disappear
  4. remonstrance
    the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
  5. matronly
    befitting or characteristic of a fully mature woman
  6. sustenance
    the act of providing a means of subsistence or survival
  7. misbegotten
    poorly thought out
  8. bestow
    give as a gift
  9. inquisitorial
    marked by inquisitive interest
  10. ludicrous
    inviting ridicule
  11. ignominy
    a state of dishonor
  12. phantasmagoric
    characterized by fantastic and incongruous imagery
  13. caress
    touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
  14. meddle
    intrude in other people's affairs or business
  15. somniferous
    sleep inducing
  16. reverential
    feeling or manifesting profound respect or awe
  17. vulgar
    of or associated with the great masses of people
  18. celestial
    relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
  19. impalpable
    not perceptible to the touch
  20. penitence
    remorse for your past conduct
  21. askew
    turned or twisted to one side
  22. futurity
    the quality of being in or of the future
  23. perchance
    through chance
  24. vivacity
    high spirits and animation
  25. ghastly
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  26. scamper
    run or move about quickly or lightly
  27. betoken
    be a signal for or a symptom of
  28. morbid
    suggesting the horror of death and decay
  29. fearsomely
    in a fearsome manner
  30. imperious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  31. subdued
    restrained in style or quality
  32. multitudinous
    too numerous to be counted
Created on Wed Oct 12 18:10:18 EDT 2011 (updated Sat Oct 22 14:46:09 EDT 2011)

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