Scarlet Letter Vocab Chpts. 13-15

What part of speech is Asperity

• Verb

• Adjective

• Noun

• prepositional phrase

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Asperity

• Harshness; severity in tone; roughness

• Impatience or irritation

• an ice cream topping

• holding power; tyrannical

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Austerity is this part of speech

• noun

• adverb

• verb

• proper name

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Austerity

• something that flows out

• face; likeness to a peroson

• shame and misfortune; bad life

• stern coldness in appearance and manner; without excess or ornamentation

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Despotic

• holding absolute power; autocratic; tyrannical

• a return or reward for service

• another time; as to meeting someone

• very bad; grim; no hope

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

effluence

• a puzzling character

• thin, hungry, does not look healthy

• something that flows out; emanation, outward expression

• the affect that a teacher holds over a student

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Enigma

(pick the correct answer for this quiz)

• mocking words

• something that has never been seen before in the history of the world

• a person of contradicting or puzzling character; riddle; problem

• a character skin in Fortnite

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Gibe

• something you put in your crocs

• mocking words; taunts

• the bar that holds up a microphone on film sets

• impatience or irritation

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Innate

• existing in one from birth; inborn; native; originating in something; not learned

• always knew

• kindness

• roughness

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Petulant

• going in a different direction

• very stoic; focused on task at hand

• a person who doesn't spend money

• showing sudden impatience or irritation

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4