Scarlet Letter Ch. 4 vocab

Front

to trouble, afflict

Back

ail

Front

Soil, stain one's reputation

Back

besmirch

Front

commit, perform

Back

perpetrate

Front

Total loss of honor or reputation

Back

Infamy

Front

aggreable; responsive to suggestion

Back

amenable

Front

Power to produce a desired effect; effectiveness.

Back

Efficacy

Front

final; categorical; dictatorial

Back

peremptory

Front

A short stay or visit

Back

sojourn

Front

Formal investigation; legal examination

Back

inquest

Front

permiate; spread

Back

pervade