Scarlet Letter Vocab Review

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Dramatically mournful, excessively sad expressions

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Lugubrious

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Light, delicate, beyond earth, suggesting the heavens.

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Ethereal

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Suggesting future success is likely

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Auspicious

Front

Vivid colors that evoke horror or revulsion

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Lurid

Front

A secret lover

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Paramour

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Attitude of arrogance, superiority, and contempt

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Haughty

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Official approval with praise

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Approbation

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Deep personal humiliation or disgrace, loss of reputation

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Ignominy

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Reasons for opposition or grievance

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Remonstrance

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Keen wisdom, very discerning

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Sagacity