The Scarlet Letter Vocabulary

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The Scarlet Letter Vocabulary Chapters 1-4 (SAT Words)

decorous: proper propriety: correct conduct melancholy: sadness, depression languid: slow, sluggish, weak edifice: a very large building inclement: stormy voluminous: huge/full ascended: to move upward laudable: praiseworthy tempestuous: stormy

arduous: difficult, demanding obtuseness: dull or stupid furrowed: to make grooves/wrinkles sagacious: wise alacrity: quick and cheerful response eulogium: praise or tribute (esp. after death) fervent: passionate, with great emotion torpid: sluggish, inactive witticism: a clever remark. jollity: merriment, state of being jolly/happy

Vocabulary Strategy Come up with mental pictures or weird, nonsense sentences to help you remember the definitions of words. It doesn’t matter if it makes sense to everyone, only you!

decorous Dolores was very decorous.

melancholy The melon was melancholy. The collie was melancholy.

edifice Ed painted the massive edifice.

ascended She ascended the stairway to heaven. (Led Zeppelin in your head…?)

tempestuous The tempest made the sea tempestuous.

witticism William’s wacky witticism made Wilma wet her pants!