Vocabulary • Ch 13 - The Scarlet Letter • Definitions

What is the definition of 'venom'?

• Adding flavors or colors into liquid

• The leaves of a plant or tree

• To agree or go along with something

• A poisonous substance produced by animals

What is the definition of 'foliage'?

• When something is a sign of good luck

• A ruler who has complete power

• Kind and not causing harm or danger

• The leaves of a plant or tree

What is the definition of 'grovel'?

• To beg or plead with someone

• A very deep and wide hole

• A really bad and disastrous event

• Kind and not causing harm or danger

What word means a ruler who has complete power?

• pauper

• despot

• calamity

• chasm

What is the definition of 'infusion'?

• Very simple, serious, and without any luxuries

• A poisonous substance produced by animals

• Adding flavors or colors into liquid

• A really bad and disastrous event

What is the definition of 'negative'?

• To make it harder to do something

• Something that is not positive

• A very deep and wide hole

• A very steep cliff or edge

What is the definition of 'conform'?

• To agree or go along with something

• To behave or do things like others

• Kind and not causing harm or danger

• A really bad and disastrous event

What word means very simple, serious, and without any luxuries?

• negative

• austere

• conform

• auspicious

What word means to weaken or harm something secretly?

• grovel

• impede

• undermine

• infusion

What is the definition of 'acquiesce'?

• Something that is not positive

• To weaken or harm something secretly

• A very deep and wide hole

• To agree or go along with something