Vocabulary • Ch 2 - The Scarlet Letter • Definitions

What word means to figure out without being told?

• infer

• embodiment

• infamy

• eminent

What word means to explain or give more details?

• transgress

• manifest

• elaborate

• forthwith

What is the definition of 'manifest'?

• The time between daylight and darkness

• To show or make something clear

• Causing sadness, pain, or distress

• To come before in time or order

What word means to make up for a mistake?

• eminent

• deport

• redeem

• grievous

What word means well-known and respected for being important?

• redeem

• luxuriant

• eminent

• infamy

What is the definition of 'contrast'?

• To force someone to leave a country

• Showing how things are different

• To break a rule or go against it

• The clothes that someone wears

What word means having a reputation for being notorious?

• infamy

• forthwith

• grievous

• culprit

What is the definition of 'deport'?

• To force someone to leave a country

• Growing thick and full

• Immediately or without any delay

• Causing sadness, pain, or distress

What is the definition of 'embodiment'?

• Causing sadness, pain, or distress

• Being represented by a physical form

• To come before in time or order

• To show or make something clear

What word means the time between daylight and darkness?

• redeem

• culprit

• twilight

• grievous