1. Scarlet Letter
Vocabulary
Chapters 5-8

2. 1. Obscure (adj) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain 2
1. Obscure (adj) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain 2. inscrutable(adj) not easily understood; mysterious 3. ignominy(n) disgrace; dishonor; public contempt 4. purge (v) to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify 5. emigrant (n) person who leaves his native country 6. plebian (n) lower class; common people 7. morbid (adj) suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, 8. requite (v) to make repayment of to get revenge

3. 9.Ascetic (n ascetic (n) a person who dedicates his life to the pursuit of ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons 10. ingenuity (n) being cleaver or inventive 11. penance (n) punishment to atone for a sin 12. revile (v) address or speak of abusively 13. succor (n) help; relief; aid; assistance 14. insidious (adj) stealthily treacherous or deceitful 15. avert (v) to look away or to prevent 16. imbue (v) to fill with 17. enjoin (v) to order 18. query (v) to questions or inquire