Vocabulary for The Scarlet Letter
extant
existing
pestilence
plague
vista
view
depravity
corruption
mountebank
“con” man; pretender
profane
unholy
scrupulous
conscientious
sagacity
wisdom
vilify
to slander
decorous
proper
bestow
to give
repose
rest
machination
plot; scheme
abase
to humble
pristine
unspoiled
to accost
to greet
propinquity
nearness
dexterity
skill
petulant
peevish
cadence
rhythm
to mollify
to soften; to pacify; to appease
vex
to annoy
to requite
to repay
probity
honesty
mien
manner
fortitude
courage
auditor
listener
venerable
respected
necromancer
sorcerer
petrified
hardened
transgressor
sinner
purport
meaning
visage
face
iniquity
wickedness; sin
to rankle
to irritate
fervor
zeal; enthusiasm
exhort
to incite; to urge
efficacy
effectiveness
retribution
punishment
progenitors
forefathers
emolument
income
concoct
to devise
insidious
treacherous; more dangerous than meets the eye
inopportune
inconvenient
to procure
to obtain
attire
clothing
revile
to scold
enmity
dislike
preternatural
strange
to caper
to skip