The Scarlet Letter Vocab Terms 1-20

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iniquity

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noun: wickedness; a sin.

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rankle

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verb: to irritate; to annoy.

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retribution

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noun: deserved punishment.

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enmity

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noun: hatred; intense dislike.

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sinner

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noun: a person who commits a sin.

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deception

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noun: a trick or act of deceiving.

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zeal

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noun: passion; intensity of emotion.

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plague

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noun: a widespread disease.

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compassion

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noun: sympathetic understanding.

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wickedness

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noun: the quality of being evil or morally wrong.