Scarlet Letter 10-12
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- zenith
- n. the highest or culminating point
- nupital
- adj. of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony
- admonish
- v. to advise of fault; gently scold
- despondency
- n. Depression of spirits through loss of courage or hope; dejection
- reverence
- n. a feeling of profound awe, respect and often love
- guise
- n. false appearance; pretense 2. costume; mode of dress; appearance
- choleric
- adj. bad-tempered
- denizen
- n. a inhabitant or resident
- transmute
- v. to change from one form or substance into another; transform
- expiate
- v. to atone for; to make amends for
- dolefully
- adv. mournfully; done with grief or melancholy
- erudite
- adj. very learned; scholarly
- consecration
- n. the act, ceremony or state of being made sacred or holy
- apostle
- n. one of twelve witnesses chosen by Christ to preach his gospel. (Apostle) 2. One who leads or advocates a new cause.
- inscrutable
- adj. not able to be fathomed or understood; enigmatic
- redemption
- n. the recovery of ownership or the act of exchanging (as in coupons) 2. Salvation from sin through Christ's sacrifice
- torpid
- adj. inactive; dormant
- conjoin
- v. to join together; connect; unite
- mystic
- adj or n. 1. (adj.) Mysteriously symbolic; inspiring a sense of wonder and mystery.2. (n.) One who practices mysticism--a spiritual discipline aiming at union with the divine through deep meditation or trancelike contemplation
- conceits
- n. an ingenious, fanciful thought
- forebode
- v. to give warning of (a future misfortune); porend
- penitence
- n. remorse for one's misdeeds
- contiguity
- n. the state of being adjacent, nearby, touching
- malevolent
- adj. having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious
- constrain
- v. to compel by physical, moral or circumstantial force; oblige 2. To confine or restrain freedom or mobility.
- citadel
- n. a stronghold or fortified place (often in or near a city)
- irrevocable
- adj. irreversible; incapable of being retracted or undone
- singular
- adj. deviating strongly from the norm; rare; extraordinary