Unit 2 – The Scarlet Letter
Name _________________________________
SPELLING:
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athletic
author
believe
beginning
business
6. cemetery
7. calendar
8. commitment
9. congratulations
10. dependent
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allude OR elude
every day OR everyday
quote OR quotation
to OR too OR two
illicit OR elicit
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Word
Chapter
part of speech
Meaning
congenial
visage
lurid
retribution
progenitor
talisman
caprice/ious
dearth
pristine
edifice
inopportune
emaciated
sagacious
venerable
ethereal
austerity
deleterious
enigma
prattle
satiate
denizen
imperious
duplicity
mirth
erratic
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adjective
noun
adjective
noun
noun
noun
noun/adj
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adjective
noun
adjective
adjective
adjective
adjective
adjective
noun
adjective
noun
verb/noun
verb
noun
adjective
noun
noun
adjective
agreeable, suitable
face, aspect, appearance
sensational, causing shock or horror
repayment according to merit, esp. for evil
direct ancestor, person who originates something
object that supposedly has occult powers, worn as charm
sudden change, fickleness
a lack, a scarcity
undefiled, unpolluted, uncorrupted
a very large building
inconvenient, poorly timed
thin, wasted, gaunt, haggard
wise, shrewd, discerning
commanding respect because of age or dignity
heavenly, delicate/light, intangible
severity of manner, sternness, harshness
harmful, dangerous
a puzzling occurrence or person, a riddle
(make) meaningless sounds, babble
satisfy to the full, stuff, gorge
an inhabitant, occupant, resident
extremely overbearing
double-dealing, hypocrisy
happiness, merriment accompanied by laughter
unpredictable, wandering, eccentric