Scarlet Letter Vocabulary Review

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erratic

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unsettled; unpredictable in behavior or performance.

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inured

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caused to accept or become hardened to something, especially something unpleasant.

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subjugate

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to put down by force or intimidation; to conquer.

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inscrutable

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difficult or impossible to understand; enigmatic.

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effervescent

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vivacious; bubbly and lively in personality.

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vocabulary

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the body of words used in a particular language or by a particular group.

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context

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the circumstances or setting surrounding a word or event that help clarify its meaning.

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synonym

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a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.

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antonym

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a word that has the opposite meaning of another word.

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figurative language

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language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.