Scarlet Letter Vocab List
Vocabulary List The Scarlet Letter
1. Gesticulate - show, express or direct through movement
2. Pillory - a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn; punish by putting in a pillory
3. Scintillate - physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon; give off
4. Transmute - alter the nature of; change in outward structure or looks
5. Reverberate - treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberating furnace; be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves
6. Quaff - a hearty draft; to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
7. Ignominy - a state of dishonor
8. Purport - the pervading meaning or tenor; the intended meaning of a communication
9. Nugatory - of no real value
10. Desperado - a bold outlaw
11. Ignominious - deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
12. Choleric - characterized by anger; quickly aroused to anger
13. Plumage - the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
14. Obtrusive - sticking out; protruding; undesirably noticeable
15. Animadversion - harsh criticism or disapproval
16. Delve - turn up, loosen, or remove earth
17. Pathos - a quality that arouses emotions; a style that has the power to evoke feelings
18. Potentate - a ruler who is unconstrained by law
19. Denizen - a plant or animal naturalized in a region; a person who inhabits a particular place
20. Ethereal - characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; of or containing or dissolved in ether
21. Edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
22. Languor - inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; a feeling of lack of interest or energy
23. Vivify - make more striking or animated; give new life or energy to
24. Anathema - a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication; a detested person
25. Cabalistic - having a
1. Gesticulate - show, express or direct through movement
2. Pillory - a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn; punish by putting in a pillory
3. Scintillate - physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon; give off
4. Transmute - alter the nature of; change in outward structure or looks
5. Reverberate - treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberating furnace; be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves
6. Quaff - a hearty draft; to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
7. Ignominy - a state of dishonor
8. Purport - the pervading meaning or tenor; the intended meaning of a communication
9. Nugatory - of no real value
10. Desperado - a bold outlaw
11. Ignominious - deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
12. Choleric - characterized by anger; quickly aroused to anger
13. Plumage - the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
14. Obtrusive - sticking out; protruding; undesirably noticeable
15. Animadversion - harsh criticism or disapproval
16. Delve - turn up, loosen, or remove earth
17. Pathos - a quality that arouses emotions; a style that has the power to evoke feelings
18. Potentate - a ruler who is unconstrained by law
19. Denizen - a plant or animal naturalized in a region; a person who inhabits a particular place
20. Ethereal - characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; of or containing or dissolved in ether
21. Edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
22. Languor - inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; a feeling of lack of interest or energy
23. Vivify - make more striking or animated; give new life or energy to
24. Anathema - a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication; a detested person
25. Cabalistic - having a