The Scarlet Letter: Chapters 1-8

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  1. portal
    a grand and imposing entrance
  2. inauspicious
    boding ill
  3. physiognomy
    the human face
  4. heterodox
    characterized by departure from accepted standards
  5. scourge
    something causing misery or death
  6. farthingale
    a hoop worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally
  7. rotundity
    the roundness of a 3-dimensional object
  8. behoove
    be appropriate or necessary
  9. bodice
    part of a dress above the waist
  10. brave
    possessing or displaying courage
  11. beadle
    a minor parish official who serves smaller church functions
  12. abashed
    feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
  13. transfigure
    completely change the nature or appearance of
  14. brazen
    not held back by conventional ideas of behavior
  15. iniquity
    absence of moral or spiritual values
  16. rankle
    make resentful or angry
  17. pillory
    a wooden instrument of punishment on a post
  18. papist
    of or relating to or supporting Romanism
  19. contumely
    rude language intended to offend or hurt
  20. preternaturally
    in a supernatural manner
  21. eminence
    high status importance owing to marked superiority
  22. wont
    an established custom
  23. heterogeneous
    consisting of elements not of the same kind or nature
  24. abate
    become less in amount or intensity
  25. wherefore
    the cause or intention underlying an action or situation
  26. sojourn
    a temporary stay
  27. peradventure
    by chance
  28. halberd
    a pike fitted with an ax head
  29. ignominy
    a state of dishonor
  30. peremptory
    putting an end to all debate or action
  31. requital
    an act of requiting; returning in kind
  32. feigned
    not genuine
  33. paramour
    a lover, especially a secret or illicit one
  34. besmirch
    smear so as to make dirty or stained
  35. retribution
    a justly deserved penalty
  36. plebeian
    of or associated with the great masses of people
  37. manifold
    many and varied; having many features or forms
  38. ascetic
    someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
  39. succor
    assistance in time of difficulty
  40. aver
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  41. amenable
    disposed or willing to comply
  42. sprite
    a small, mythological creature with wings and magical powers
  43. imp
    one who is playfully mischievous
  44. anathema
    a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
  45. phantasmagoric
    characterized by fantastic and incongruous imagery
  46. ejaculation
    the discharge of semen in males
  47. caprice
    a sudden desire
  48. imperious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  49. dauntless
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  50. cabalistic
    having a secret or hidden meaning
  51. cuirass
    medieval body armor that covers the chest and back
  52. gorget
    armor plate that protects the neck
  53. greaves
    the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
  54. gauntlet
    a glove of armored leather that protects the hand
  55. panoply
    a complete and impressive array
  56. expatiate
    add details to clarify an idea
  57. gat
    a gangster's pistol
  58. bedizen
    decorate tastelessly
  59. indefeasible
    not liable to being annulled or voided or undone
  60. mountebank
    a flamboyant deceiver
  61. folio
    a book consisting of large sheets of folded paper
  62. tome
    a large and scholarly book
  63. sumptuary
    regulating or controlling expenditure or personal behavior
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