Vocabulary • Ch 17 - The Scarlet Letter • Definitions

What word means to tie or fasten something tightly?

• doleful

• bound

• deception

• wretch

What word means to show differences between two things?

• vestige

• misanthrope

• bound

• contrast

What is the definition of 'estrange'?

• To tie or fasten something tightly

• Adjacent or touching one another in space

• To feel separated or distant from someone or something

• To move back suddenly after being pushed

What word means to calm or bring under control?

• recoil

• contrast

• subdue

• vestige

What word means asking questions to learn more information?

• estrange

• consecrate

• inquiry

• misanthrope

What is the definition of 'consecrate'?

• Someone who does not believe in gods

• A small remaining trace or evidence

• To make something sacred or special

• Adjacent or touching one another in space

What word means to satisfy completely or fully?

• atheist

• wretch

• satiate

• contrast

What is the definition of 'deception'?

• To satisfy completely or fully

• A spooky ghost or phantom

• To trick or make someone believe something false

• To make something sacred or special

What word means very sad or full of sorrow?

• doleful

• consecrate

• atheist

• subdue

What is the definition of 'recoil'?

• A spooky ghost or phantom

• To move back suddenly after being pushed

• To calm or bring under control

• A guard who keeps watch and protects