Unit 1: Novel Study: The Scarlet Letter, Chapters 9–15

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  1. intrinsic
    belonging to a thing by its very nature
  2. abundant
    present in great quantity
  3. quaint
    attractively old-fashioned
  4. transfer
    move from one place to another
  5. notion
    a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
  6. project
    make or work out a plan for; devise
  7. discharge
    free from obligations or duties
  8. emaciated
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
  9. raise
    bring from a lower to a higher position
  10. enable
    provide the means to perform some task
  11. indicate
    designate a place, direction, person, or thing
  12. benevolent
    intending or showing kindness
  13. reveal
    make known to the public information previously kept secret
  14. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  15. potency
    capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
  16. lavish
    bestow or expend profusely
  17. penance
    voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for something
  18. delude
    be dishonest with
  19. venerable
    profoundly honored
  20. abase
    cause to feel shame
  21. accost
    approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently
  22. theory
    a tentative insight into the natural world
  23. infuse
    fill, as with a certain quality
  24. vigor
    forceful exertion
  25. perceive
    become aware of through the senses
  26. petulant
    easily irritated or annoyed
  27. convert
    change the nature, purpose, or function of something
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