Vocabulary • Ch 11 - The Scarlet Letter • Definitions

What word means very light, delicate, or heavenly?

• odious

• presentiment

• antipathy

• ethereal

What is the definition of 'expel'?

• To show that something is true

• To make someone leave or kick out

• Extremely unpleasant or disgusting

• Something that is hidden or undeveloped

What word means friendly and easy to get along with?

• ethereal

• latent

• odious

• amiable

What word means very scary or horrifying?

• doctrine

• balk

• amiable

• grisly

What is the definition of 'hypocrite'?

• Someone who says one thing but does another

• Very bad or unpleasant

• Strong dislike or hatred towards something

• To hate or detest something very much

What word means secret plans or schemes to trick someone?

• machinations

• abstruse

• ethereal

• latent

What is the definition of 'introspection'?

• Something that is hidden or undeveloped

• Very light, delicate, or heavenly

• To hate or detest something very much

• Looking inside your mind and feelings

What word means a set of beliefs or teachings?

• hypocrite

• abhor

• doctrine

• defile

What word means to hate or detest something very much?

• grisly

• omniscient

• abstruse

• abhor

What is the definition of 'balk'?

• Secret plans or schemes to trick someone

• To make something dirty or impure

• To refuse or hesitate to do something

• Looking inside your mind and feelings