Vocabulary Words for The Scarlet Letter by Susan Duncan https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj Add the words you found under the appropriate heading. en-us 2017-08-23 17:03:16 UTC 2026-02-03 16:41:24 UTC hello@padlet.com SEPULCHRES sduncan5 https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182446158 2017-08-23 20:49:29 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182446158 Expatiating 19roebuckl https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182592099 Verb; speak or write at length or in detail
Ex. he expatiated on working-class novelists.
]]> 2017-08-24 15:07:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182592099 Appellation: a name or title. https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182592938 Noun; The city fully justifies its appellation. ]]> 2017-08-24 15:09:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182592938 Irksome (adj.) https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182592952 causing annoyance or irritation

"Her irksome little brother was making her stress levels high."]]> 2017-08-24 15:09:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182592952 somnambulism https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182592999 another term for sleepwalking
"He suffered from somnambulism"
NOUN
]]> 2017-08-24 15:09:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182592999 Unfeignedly 19roebuckl https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182593149 Adjective; with sincerity; without pretense
Ex. She praised him unfeignedly for his victory.
]]> 2017-08-24 15:09:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182593149 Heterogeneous 19sanchezd1 https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182593388 Diverse in character or content. The mixture is heterogeneous]]> 2017-08-24 15:10:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182593388 premeditated - think out of plan ( an action, especially a crime) beforehand https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182593734 verb. The premeditated homicide of the little]]> 2017-08-24 15:11:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182593734 Dexterity 19bynogk https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182593785 Noun; Skills in performing tasks, especially with hands.
Ex. Usually, the dexterity 

]]> 2017-08-24 15:11:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182593785 magistrates https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182594109 a civil officer charged with the administration of the law.

the magistrate declared the felon be arrested at once.]]> 2017-08-24 15:12:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182594109 catarrh https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182594130 excessive discharge or buildup of mucus in the nose or throat, associated with inflammation of the mucous membrane.
"His catarrh was absolutely horrid"
NOUN

]]> 2017-08-24 15:12:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182594130 sumptuous https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182594320 luxuriously fine or large; lavish

the sumptuous couch was certainly very expensive]]> 2017-08-24 15:12:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182594320 Zealously (adv.) https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182594401 with great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or objective

"The young boy zealously made his way to the front of the room, dancing and clapping, because he had one top prize."]]> 2017-08-24 15:13:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182594401 Incantation: a series of words said as a magic spell or charm. https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182594465 Noun; There was no magic in such incantation.]]> 2017-08-24 15:13:19 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182594465 Intrinsic 19fuentesk https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182594902 Adjective; Belonging to a thing by its very nature.
Ex. A mother's love is intrinsic.

]]> 2017-08-24 15:14:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182594902 inimical - tending to obstruct or harm https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182594920 adj. Chillingworth demonstrated inimical actions]]> 2017-08-24 15:14:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182594920 phantasmagorical https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182594964 having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.

The unicorn seemed almost phantasmagorical but there it stood, clear as day, in front of me.]]> 2017-08-24 15:14:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182594964 Abate 19sanchezd1 https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182595002 Cause to become smaller or less intense. The storm abated.]]> 2017-08-24 15:14:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182595002 tumult https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182595062 a loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people.
"The harmless tumult eventually turned into a riot"
NOUN
]]> 2017-08-24 15:15:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182595062 Refutation: The action of proving a statement or theory to be wrong or false. https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182595203 Noun; Scientific theory is always tentative, open to refutation.]]> 2017-08-24 15:15:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182595203 Mutability 19bynogk https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182595235 Noun; Liability or tendency to change.
Ex. The mutability of the situation was not trustworthy.]]> 2017-08-24 15:15:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182595235 Penance (noun) https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182595295 voluntary self-punishment inflicted as an outward expression of repentance for having done wrong

"For her penance, she went to her pastor and confessed her sins."]]> 2017-08-24 15:15:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182595295 remonstrat https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182595541 To say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval.

there she stood in remonstrance, protesting the uncivilized government.]]> 2017-08-24 15:16:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182595541 decorous https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182595653 in keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained.
"The decorous women sipped tea"
ADJECTIVE
]]> 2017-08-24 15:16:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182595653 Vigor https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182595669 -Physical strength and good health.
-The man had enough vigor to support the weight of the bar.]]> 2017-08-24 15:16:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182595669 ponderous https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182595825 of great weight; heavy; massive.

He carried the ponderous burden that his mother had been murdered.]]> 2017-08-24 15:17:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182595825 Propensity (noun) https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182595891 an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way

"The high school graduate could not contain her propensity when handed her diploma."]]> 2017-08-24 15:17:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182595891 Scended 19roebuckl https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182596019 Verb; go up or climb
Ex. Chillingworth ascended the steps.]]> 2017-08-24 15:17:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182596019 Abstruse- 19harrisj1 https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182596112 Difficult to understand
Part of Speech: Adjective
Example: The ancient text was written in an ancient tongue, difficult to to translate and impossibly abstruse once the translation was complete.

]]> 2017-08-24 15:18:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182596112 torpid https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182596195 mentally or physically inactive; lethargic.
"Exercise is needed to prevent being torpid"
ADJECTIVE
]]> 2017-08-24 15:18:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182596195 gentility https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182596315 social superiority as demonstrated by genteel manners, behavior, or appearances.

the gentility of the priest helped him gain the towns forgiveness for his awful crimes.

]]> 2017-08-24 15:18:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182596315 Intervolutions 19sanchezd1 https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182596523 The state or fact of being intervolved or coiled up.
The intervolutions of a snake]]> 2017-08-24 15:19:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182596523 betokened https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182596617 to give evidence of; indicate

the gift betokened their friendship

]]> 2017-08-24 15:19:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182596617 gallows https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182596832 a wooden frame, consisting of a crossbeam on two uprights, on which condemned persons are executed by hanging.

They hung the prisoner in the gallows for the town to witness.]]> 2017-08-24 15:20:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182596832 Assimilate https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182596860 -The process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas.
- "Marie tried to assimilate the week's events"]]> 2017-08-24 15:20:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182596860 Stigmatize (verb) https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182596904 describe or regard as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval

"The man was stigmatized for being arrested in a public area."]]> 2017-08-24 15:20:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182596904 betwixt https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182596927 archaic term for between.
"The boy sat betwixt the two girls"
ADVERB

]]> 2017-08-24 15:20:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182596927 Ignominy 19fuentesk https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182596966 Noun; disgrace; dishonor; public contempt.
Ex. The band had to face the ignominy of a loss]]> 2017-08-24 15:20:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182596966 retribution - punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182596970 noun. The man sought out retribution for his mother's murder.

]]> 2017-08-24 15:20:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182596970 Derisively https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182601068 in a manner expressing contempt or ridicule
Part Of Speech: Adverb]]> 2017-08-24 15:31:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182601068 Ulterior 19williamse1 https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182601167 Existing beyond what is obvious or admitted.
Adjective
Example: Her ulterior motives were sly and sneaky.]]> 2017-08-24 15:31:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182601167 Meditative 19williamse1 https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182601501 Of, involving, or absorbed in meditation or considered thought.
Adjective
Example: Since his anger was out of control, his mother insisted meditative techniques.]]> 2017-08-24 15:32:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182601501 Vicissitude (n.) 19taylors https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182601541 Vicissitude is a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.

Hester's vicissitude was a consequence from her sin with Dimmesdale.]]> 2017-08-24 15:32:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182601541 Preternaturally (adj.) 19ricem https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182601933 Existing outside of nature.

His existence was considered preternaturally. ]]> 2017-08-24 15:33:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182601933 Penitent 19williamse1 https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182601946 Feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong.
Adjective
Example: The little boy had a penitent expression after taking the girls sucker.]]> 2017-08-24 15:33:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182601946 Estranged (adj.) 19wilsoni https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182602028 Definition: Displaying or evincing a feeling of alienation; alienated.

Example: The estranged child knew nothing of his heritage.]]> 2017-08-24 15:33:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182602028 Clarion (N.) 19morgann https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182602038 A shrill, narrow-tubed war trumpet.

The instrument used by medieval armies for instruction in battle is an example of a clarion.]]> 2017-08-24 15:34:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182602038 Rankle https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182602354 Part Of Speech:Verb
(of a wound or sore) continue to be painful; fester]]> 2017-08-24 15:34:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182602354 Primeval 19williamse1 https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182602888 Of or resembling the earliest ages in the history of the world.
Adjective
Example:  The primeval forest was very spooky.]]> 2017-08-24 15:36:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182602888 Gallows https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182603229 Part Of Speech: Noun 
a structure, typically of two uprights and a crosspiece, for the hanging of criminals]]> 2017-08-24 15:36:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182603229 Amiss 19williamse1 https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182603363 Not quite right; inappropriate or out of place.
Adjective
Example:  An amiss idea came to mind when she heard the joke.
]]> 2017-08-24 15:37:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182603363 Pensiveness 19williamse1 https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182603830 Dreamily or wistfully thoughtful.
Adjective
Example: Amy's mood was pensiveness.]]> 2017-08-24 15:38:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182603830 Antiquity (n.) 19taylors https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604002 Antiquity is the ancient past, especially the period before the Middle Ages.

The book had civilizations of antiquity.]]> 2017-08-24 15:39:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604002 Wonted (adj.) 19greenkr https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604021 -Accustomed; habituated; used.

-Example: The man took his wonted spot in the marching band.]]> 2017-08-24 15:39:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604021 Propinquity https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604098 Part Of Speech: Noun
the state of being close to someone or something; proximity]]> 2017-08-24 15:39:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604098 Malevolent (adj.) 19greenkr https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604113 -Wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious

-Example: The malevolent man was disliked for all of his evil deeds.]]> 2017-08-24 15:39:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604113 Contiguity (noun) 19greenkr https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604171 A series of things in continuous connection; a continuous mass or extent.

-Example: Her school weeks seemed to be a contiguity of stress and annoyance.]]> 2017-08-24 15:39:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604171 Effervescence (N.) 19morgann https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604209 Bubbles in a liquid; fizz.

When I added baking soda to vinegar, it created an effervescent effect.]]> 2017-08-24 15:39:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604209 Misanthrophy (noun) 19greenkr https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604228 -Hatred, dislike, or distrust of humankind.

-Example: The child's misanthropy of the world around made him very lonely and frightened of relationships]]> 2017-08-24 15:39:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604228 Splendor 19williamse1 https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604242 Magnificent and splendid appearance.
Noun
Example: Cinderella's entrance was splendor.]]> 2017-08-24 15:39:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604242 Quaff (v.) 19ricem https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604299 Drink (something, especially an alcoholic drink) heartily.

She drank her alcoholic beverage in a quaff.  ]]> 2017-08-24 15:40:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604299 Manifest (adj.) 19selfh https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604346 Clear or obvious to the eye or mind.

The words lay manifest on the book page. ]]> 2017-08-24 15:40:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604346 Malignity (noun) 19greenkr https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604395 -Malevolence; intense ill will; spite.

-Example: The malignity between to divorced couple made every family reunion tense and awkward.]]> 2017-08-24 15:40:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604395 Infirmities (noun) 19greenkr https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604463 -Physical weakness or ailment

-Example: Since the athlete did not work out all summer, his infirmities made him a weak link of the team.]]> 2017-08-24 15:40:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604463 Ignominy (noun) 19greenkr https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604559 -Disgrace,dishonor; public contempt.

-Example: The ignominy of the family lead them to be outsiders of the town.]]> 2017-08-24 15:40:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604559 Colloquy (n.) 19wilsoni https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604562 Definition: A conversational exchange; dialogue.

Example: The colloquy between the two was harsh.

]]> 2017-08-24 15:40:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604562 Scintillating 19williamse1 https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604563 Sparkling or shining brightly.
Adjective
Example: The scintillating star blinded everyone who looked at it.]]> 2017-08-24 15:40:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604563 Blighted 19antunav https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604610 verb
to spoil, harm, or destroy

The fruit became blighted because it was left unattended. ]]> 2017-08-24 15:41:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604610 Sentinel (noun) 19greenkr https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604695 -A person or thing that watches or stands as if its watching.

-Example: The sentinel of the queen accompanied her every where she went.]]> 2017-08-24 15:41:19 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604695 Cumber (Verb) 19greenkr https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604782 -To hinder; hamper.

-The man was cumber by his need to help everyone he loved.]]> 2017-08-24 15:41:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604782 Despondency (noun) 19greenkr https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604822 -Depression of spirits from loss of courage or hope; dejection.

-The despondency of the students made practice very tedious and taxing on the spirits.]]> 2017-08-24 15:41:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182604822 Usurping https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182605024 Part Of Speech: Ver
take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force]]> 2017-08-24 15:42:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182605024 Vigor 19williamse1 https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182605286 Physical strength and good health.
Noun
Example: His vigor upper body was very appealing.]]> 2017-08-24 15:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182605286 Disquietude (n.) 19taylors https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182605343 Disquietude is a state of uneasiness or anxiety.

I had great disquietude running through me before the football game started.]]> 2017-08-24 15:43:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182605343 Languor (n.) 19ricem https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182605365 The state or feeling, often pleasant, of tiredness or inertia. 

After the workout she began to feel a bit of languor.   ]]> 2017-08-24 15:43:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182605365 Scrofula 19williamse1 https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182605529 A disease with glandular swellings, probably a form of tuberculosis.
Noun
Example: the boy had scrofula.]]> 2017-08-24 15:43:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182605529 Burnished (V.) 19morgann https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182605574 Polish (something,especially metal) by rubbing.

I applied polish to my Porsche repeatedly, making sure to burnish it to perfection.]]> 2017-08-24 15:43:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182605574 Bestowed https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182606088 Part Of Speech: Verb
confer or present (an honor, right, or gift)]]> 2017-08-24 15:45:19 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182606088 Trammelled (v.) 19wilsoni https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182606382 Definition: To catch or entangle in or as in a net.

Example: The convict trammelled his arresting officer.
 ]]> 2017-08-24 15:46:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182606382 Ponderous (Adj.) 19morgann https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182606821 Slow or clumsy because of great weight.

The elephant moved with ponderous steps. ]]> 2017-08-24 15:47:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182606821 https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182607459 Peradventure]]> 2017-08-24 15:49:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182607459 Quaff https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182787748 Drink (something, especially an alcoholic drink) heartily.

to avoid the taste she quaffed it.]]> 2017-08-25 12:53:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182787748 Veil https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182788210 A piece of fine material worn by women to protect or conceal the face.

She hid her face with a laced veil.]]> 2017-08-25 12:55:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182788210 Behoof https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182789037 benefit or advantage.

For the behoof of their race they ran every day.]]> 2017-08-25 12:59:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182789037 Ignominy https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182792851 Public shame or disgrace.

For the sin she had committed, Hester stood on the scaffold for her ignominy.]]> 2017-08-25 13:15:29 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182792851 Folly https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182794370 Lack of good sense; foolishness.

Students acting out in class is pure folly.]]> 2017-08-25 13:21:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182794370 Magistrates https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182795752 A civil officer or lay judge who administers the law, especially one who conducts a court that deals with minor offenses and holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones.

The magistrate found the young man not guilty for homicide.]]> 2017-08-25 13:27:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182795752 Aught https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182797114 Anything at all.

o you aught about WWII?]]> 2017-08-25 13:32:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182797114 Epoch 19bynogk https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182814433 Noun; A period of time in history or a person's life, typically one marked by notable events or particular characteristics.
Ex. For the girl, at that epoch, her father was simply annoying.

]]> 2017-08-25 14:37:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182814433 Sojourn 19sanchezd1 https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182815024 A temporary visit or stay.
His sojourn in Rome was fun.]]> 2017-08-25 14:40:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182815024 Pentecost 19harrisj1 https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182815080 Christian holiday celebrated on the fiftieth day of Easter, commemorating the descent of the holy spirit upon the apostles of Christ
Part of Speech: Noun
Example: Pentecost is a lovely Jewish holiday celebrated every Easter.]]> 2017-08-25 14:40:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182815080 Iniquity 19sanchezd1 https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182815111 Immoral or grossly unfair behavior.]]> 2017-08-25 14:40:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182815111 Paramour https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182815145 A lover, especially the illicit partner of a married person.

He hid his paramour in fear of ruining their marriage.]]> 2017-08-25 14:40:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182815145 Behooves 19sanchezd1 https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182815229 A duty or responsibility for someone to do something.
It behooves the student to listen to their teacher.]]> 2017-08-25 14:41:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182815229 Effluence (noun) https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182815278 a substance that flows out from something

"Her joy was like effluence from her heart."]]> 2017-08-25 14:41:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182815278 Magistracy 19sanchezd1 https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182815324 The office or authority of a magistrate.
He belonged to the magistracy and was greatly respected ]]> 2017-08-25 14:41:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182815324 Ignominious 19sanchezd1 https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182815507 Deserving or causing public shame or disgrace.
No other party risked ignominious defeat.]]> 2017-08-25 14:42:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182815507 Bedizen 19roebuckl https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182815699 Verb; dress up or decorate gaudily
Ex. A uniform bedizened with  resplendent medals.
]]> 2017-08-25 14:43:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182815699 Betwixt 19sanchezd1 https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182815701 Another word for between.
The apple was betwixt two rocks

]]> 2017-08-25 14:43:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182815701 Intangibility 19bynogk https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182815807 Noun; Not definite or clear to the mind.
Ex. The intangibility in her eyes was inhuman like. 

]]> 2017-08-25 14:43:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182815807 Hearken 19sanchezd1 https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182815821 To give heed to.
Hearken my words.]]> 2017-08-25 14:43:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182815821 Obviate (verb) https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182815992 avoid; prevent

"The school girl obviated having homework by finishing it in class."]]> 2017-08-25 14:44:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182815992 Infirmity: Physical or mental weakness. https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182816004 Noun; Old age and infirmity come to men and women alike.]]> 2017-08-25 14:44:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182816004 betoken https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182816097 be a sign of; indicate.
"she wondered if his cold, level gaze betokened indifference or anger"
VERB

]]> 2017-08-25 14:44:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182816097 heterodox https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182816260 not conforming with accepted or orthodox standards or beliefs.

the heterodox woman sat in the middle of town and undressed herself.

]]> 2017-08-25 14:45:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182816260 replete https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182816609 filled or well-supplied with something.
"The beekeeper's hive was replete with honey-bees as well as honey"
ADJECTIVE

]]> 2017-08-25 14:46:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182816609 Acquiesce (verb https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182816699 accept something reluctantly but without protest

"Her hesitation to shake the man's hand showed she was going to acquiesce."


]]> 2017-08-25 14:46:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182816699 Superfluous https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182816805 - unnecessary, especially through being more than enough
- "the purchaser should avoid asking for superfluous information"]]> 2017-08-25 14:47:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182816805 Avowed: That has been asserted, admitted, or stated publicly. https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182816868 Adjective; An avowed atheist.]]> 2017-08-25 14:47:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182816868 sexton https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182816887 a person who looks after a church and churchyard, sometimes acting as bell-ringer and formerly as a gravedigger.
"The sexton was a kind fellow"
NOUN

]]> 2017-08-25 14:47:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182816887 Placidity 19bynogk https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182817155 Adjective; Pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed.
Ex. The woman had a strange placidity to her personality.

]]> 2017-08-25 14:48:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182817155 Repugnance https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182817234 - Intense disgust
- "our growing repugnance at the bleeding carcasses"]]> 2017-08-25 14:48:51 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182817234 Veneration 19harrisj1 https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182817297 Great respect or reverence
Part of Speech: Noun
Example: It was with great veneration with which the Saint was received at the church.]]> 2017-08-25 14:49:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182817297 efficacy https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182817306 the ability to produce a desired or intended result.
"there is little information on the efficacy of this treatment"
NOUN
]]> 2017-08-25 14:49:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182817306 Albeit 19roebuckl https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182817313 Conjunction; although
Ex. He was a welcome addition to the team, albeit a late one.]]> 2017-08-25 14:49:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182817313 Pillory: Attack or ridicule publicly. https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182817528 Verb; He found himself pilloried by members of his own party.]]> 2017-08-25 14:50:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182817528 Inquisitorial https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182817618 - Of or like an inquisitor, especially in questioning someone in a harsh or intensive manner.
- ‘he was questioning her in a cold, inquisitorial voice’
]]> 2017-08-25 14:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182817618 Ignominy (noun) https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182817901 public shame or disgrace

"She lived in ignominy after the town had found out about her wrong doings."]]> 2017-08-25 14:51:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182817901 Availed https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182817978 - use or take advantage of (an opportunity or available resource).
- "She bore on her breast, in the curiously embroidered letter, a specimen of her delicate and imaginative skill, of which the dames of a court might gladly have availed themselves."]]> 2017-08-25 14:51:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182817978 Cuirass 19fuentesk https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182818065 Noun; defensive armor for the torso comprising a breastplate and backplate, originally made of leather.
Ex. The guard wore a cuirass.]]> 2017-08-25 14:51:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182818065 Gorget 19fuentesk https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182818107 Noun; a piece of armor for the throat
Ex. The gorget of the guard is metal.]]> 2017-08-25 14:52:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182818107 Greaves 19fuentesk https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182818173 Noun; a piece of armor used to protect the shin.
Ex. The guard wears his greaves to complete the suit of Armour.]]> 2017-08-25 14:52:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182818173 Tiding https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182818176 News; information

]]> 2017-08-25 14:52:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182818176 Emblematic https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182818194 - serving as a symbol of a particular quality or concept; symbolic
- "this case is emblematic of a larger problem"]]> 2017-08-25 14:52:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182818194 Perverse 19bynogk https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182818235 Adjective; Showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable, often in spite of the consequences.
Ex. The young boy had an extremely perverse expression.

]]> 2017-08-25 14:52:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182818235 Imbibe 19roebuckl https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182818262 Verb; drink (alcohol)
Ex. They were imbibing far too many pitchers of beer.]]> 2017-08-25 14:52:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182818262 Emolument https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182818305 - a salary, fee, or profit from employment or office
- "the directors' emoluments"]]> 2017-08-25 14:52:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182818305 Physiognomy 19fuentesk https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182818333 Noun; the art of determining character or personal characteristics from the form or features of the body, especially of the face.
Ex. the scientist performed Physiognomy.]]> 2017-08-25 14:53:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182818333 aspiration - a hope of achieving something https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182818560 noun.  Dave didn't have a back up plan for his acting aspiration. ]]> 2017-08-25 14:53:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182818560 Proprietor 19fuentesk https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182818577 Noun; a person who has the exclusive right or title to something; an owner, as of real property.
Ex. She was the proprietor to the bakery.]]> 2017-08-25 14:53:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182818577 Visage: A person's face, with reference to the form or proportions of the features. https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182818623 Noun; An elegant, angular visage.]]> 2017-08-25 14:54:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182818623 Eldritch 19fuentesk https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182818740 Adjective; eerie; weird; spooky.
Ex. This is an eldritch house.]]> 2017-08-25 14:54:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182818740 Ethereal (adj.) https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182818752 extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world

"The small puppy seemed ethereal compared to everything else in the world."]]> 2017-08-25 14:54:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182818752 Voluptuous https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182818761 - relating to or characterized by luxury or sensual pleasure
- "long curtains in voluptuous crimson velvet"]]> 2017-08-25 14:54:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182818761 Scourging 19bynogk https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182818903 Verb; Whip someone as a punishment.
Ex. The Roman soldiers scourged Jesus.

]]> 2017-08-25 14:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182818903 Unpremeditated 19fuentesk https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182818918 Adjective; done deliberately; planned in advance.
Ex. He unpremeditated the attack]]> 2017-08-25 14:55:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182818918 Pestilence 19fuentesk https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182819194 Noun; something that is considered harmful, destructive, or evil.
Ex. That little girl is so badly behave she could be pestilence. ]]> 2017-08-25 14:56:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182819194 Incredulity https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182819197 - the state of being unwilling or unable to believe something
- "he stared down the street in incredulity"]]> 2017-08-25 14:56:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182819197 Folio: An individual leaf of paper or parchment, numbered on the recto or front side only, occurring either loose as one of a series or forming part of a bound volume. https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182819239 Noun; The copies in the folio were all organized by year. ]]> 2017-08-25 14:56:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182819239 Inquest https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182819263 A judicial inquiry to ascertain the facts relating to an incident, such as a death.

The coroner requested an inquiry for how the young lady had died.]]> 2017-08-25 14:56:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182819263 Unhallowed 19roebuckl https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182819296 Adjective; not formally consecrated 
Ex. There was an unhallowed tree.]]> 2017-08-25 14:56:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182819296 Scourge 19harrisj1 https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182819318 A whip, used as an instrument of punishment
Part of Speech: Noun
Example: The taskmaster struck the slave with the scourge, stripping away flesh and cleaving muscle from bone, a perverse look of enjoyment adorning his face.]]> 2017-08-25 14:56:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182819318 Anathemas 19bynogk https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182819688 Noun; Something or someone that one vehemently dislikes.
Ex. The mother trembled because of the sound of the witch's anathemas in some unknown tongue.

]]> 2017-08-25 14:58:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182819688 Mountebank 19roebuckl https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182820183 Noun; a person who deceives others, especially in order to trick them out of their money; a charlatan
Ex. The mountebank was arrested for attempting to sell fake diamonds to a jeweler.]]> 2017-08-25 15:00:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182820183 iniquity - immoral or grossly unfair behavior https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182820526 noun. A house of iniquity ]]> 2017-08-25 15:01:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182820526 Pith 19harrisj1 https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182820816 The essence of something
Part of Speech: Noun
Example: A man's daughter is the pith of his love and existence.]]> 2017-08-25 15:02:34 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182820816 Phantasmagoric 19bynogk https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182820925 Adjective; Having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
Ex. It was like nothing so much as the phantasmagoric play of the northern lights.

]]> 2017-08-25 15:02:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182820925 Sagacious: Having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; shrewd. https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182821412 Adjective; They were sagacious enough to avoid any outright confrontation. ]]> 2017-08-25 15:04:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182821412 Catechism 19roebuckl https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182821498 Noun; a summary of the principles of Christian religion in the form of questions and answers, used for the instruction of Christians
Ex. The catechism as we know it is intended primarily for children and uneducated persons.

]]> 2017-08-25 15:04:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182821498 Gesticulation 19bynogk https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182821998 Noun; A gesture, especially a dramatic one, used instead of speaking or to emphasize one's words.
Ex. The sister gave her brother a thumbs up, while she cheered, as he ran.


]]> 2017-08-25 15:06:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182821998 Pious: Devoutly religious. https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182822454 Adjective; There will be no pious words said over her. ]]> 2017-08-25 15:07:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182822454 Vehemence 19roebuckl https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182822604 Noun; a display of strong feeling; passion
Ex. They speak with starry vehemence about their project.]]> 2017-08-25 15:08:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182822604 irreverent - showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182822747 adj. Pearl was irreverent about the graves, as she walked through the graveyard.]]> 2017-08-25 15:08:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182822747 Infirmity 19harrisj1 https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182823377 Physical or mental weakness
Part of Speech: Noun
Example: The old soldier, once so mighty, was brought low by the infirmity of his old age.]]> 2017-08-25 15:10:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182823377 somniferous - tending to induce sleep; soporific https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182824339 adj. If you walk into a somniferous school, you'll see sleeping students.]]> 2017-08-25 15:13:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182824339 vestment - a chasuble or other robe worn by the clergy or choristers during services https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182825419 noun]]> 2017-08-25 15:17:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182825419 riotous - marked by or involving public disorder https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182825934 adj. The riotous crowd had to removed from the parking lot.]]> 2017-08-25 15:18:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182825934 Hitherto 19harrisj1 https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182826456 Up until now or the point of discussion
Part of Speech: Adverb
Example: Until our most recent observation, the alien had hitherto remained peaceful.]]> 2017-08-25 15:20:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182826456 Nuptial 19antunav https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182828264 noun
a wedding

The long awaited nuptial between the two lovers was finally here.
]]> 2017-08-25 15:26:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182828264 Cordial (Adj.) 19morgann https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182828543 Warm and friendly.

Alex was cordial to his father and formal to his sister.]]> 2017-08-25 15:27:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182828543 Heathendom (n.) 19taylors https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182828866 A heathendom is an individual of a people that do not acknowledge the God of the Bible; a person who is neither a Jew, Christian, nor Muslim; a pagan.

The heathendom would not affiliate himself with the Christians. ]]> 2017-08-25 15:28:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182828866 Inquietude (n.) 19ricem https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182828908 Physical or mental restlessness or disturbance.

The Priest suffered from inquietude after performing the exorcism. ]]> 2017-08-25 15:28:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182828908 Oneness (n.) 19selfh https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182829204 The fact or state of being one in number.

 This ineer life constitutes the oneness of belivers and forms the true church which is indivisible.]]> 2017-08-25 15:29:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182829204 Consolation (n.) 19taylors https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182829937 Consolation is comfort received by a person after a loss or disappointment.

The family needed great consolation after their loss.]]> 2017-08-25 15:32:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182829937 Necromancy (N.) 19morgann https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182829962 Witchcraft, sorcery, or black magic in general.

The town accused her of witchcraft and necromancy.]]> 2017-08-25 15:32:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182829962 Flitting 19antunav https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182830521 verb
to move swiftly and lightly

The wild cat flitted across the field]]> 2017-08-25 15:33:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182830521 19kingc https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182830569 2017-08-25 15:33:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182830569 Enliven (v.) 19ricem https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182830705 Make (something) more entertaining, interesting.

The party was boring so we asked her to enliven it with some games. ]]> 2017-08-25 15:34:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182830705 Melancholy (n. or adj.) 19taylors https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182830753 Melancholy is a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.

The melancholy girl never said much to others.]]> 2017-08-25 15:34:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182830753 Infirm (Adj.) 19morgann https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182830961 Not physically or mentally strong, especially through age or illness.

To please his father, who was old and infirm, he married at seventeen.]]> 2017-08-25 15:35:11 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182830961 Feebly (n.) 19taylors https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182831192  To do something in a way that lacks strength or force.

The boy moved feebly everywhere he went.]]> 2017-08-25 15:36:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182831192 Edifice (N.) 19morgann https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182832000  building, especially a large, imposing one.

Its ancient gates, walls and towers have disappeared, but it still possesses a few medieval edifices.]]> 2017-08-25 15:38:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182832000 Unwonted (adj.) 19ricem https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182832010 Unaccustomed or unusual.

The foreigner felt unwonted while in Texas. ]]> 2017-08-25 15:38:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182832010 Hoary (adj.) 19taylors https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182832247  Hoary means to be grayish white or old.

The old man had a hoary beard.]]> 2017-08-25 15:39:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182832247 Latitude (n.) 19wilsoni https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182832322 Definition: Freedom from narrow restrictions; freedom of action, opinion, etc.

Example: The teacher gave the students a lot of latitude on the assignment.

]]> 2017-08-25 15:39:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182832322 Unwonted 19antunav https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182832356 adjective
unaccustomed or unusual

The unique individual was seen unwonted because of their bright mind. ]]> 2017-08-25 15:39:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182832356 Prattle (n.) 19selfh https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182832847 Foolish or inconsequential talk.

I was bored by his prattle and dozed off.]]> 2017-08-25 15:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182832847 Unamiable 19antunav https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182833112 adjective
not having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities

He had always been an unamiable fellow.
]]> 2017-08-25 15:41:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182833112 Derisively 19kingc https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182833203 in a manner expressing contempt or ridicule.
Part of Speech:adverb 
The girls called her names derisively.]]> 2017-08-25 15:42:19 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182833203 Instill (v.) 19taylors https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182833250 Instill means to infuse slowly or gradually into the mind or feelings.

Parents try to instill their kids with good character traits.]]> 2017-08-25 15:42:29 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182833250 Jollity (n.) 19ricem https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182833256 Lively and cheerful activity or celebration.

The kids at the parade were extra jollity. ]]> 2017-08-25 15:42:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182833256 Extenuation (n.) 19wilsoni https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182833647 Definition: The act of lessening guilt.

Example: The defendant was pleasantly surprised with the judge's extenuation of his crime.
 ]]> 2017-08-25 15:43:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182833647 Gradations (N.) 19morgann https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182833881 A scale or a series of successive changes, stages, or degrees.

An example of gradation is the movement through various grades in school.]]> 2017-08-25 15:44:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182833881 Picturesqueness (n) 19selfh https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182833897 Visually attractive, especially in a quaint or pretty style is usually attractive, especially in a quaint or pretty style.

The woman in the dress seemed to be picturesqueness compared to the primitive forrest.]]> 2017-08-25 15:44:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182833897 Potentate (n.) 19taylors https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182833935  A potentate is a monarch or ruler, especially an autocratic one.

The potentate ruled over his people with absolute power.]]> 2017-08-25 15:45:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182833935 Rankle 19kingc https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182834053 verb
(of a comment, event, or fact) cause annoyance or resentment that persists.
She was hit by the ball and it rankled her.]]> 2017-08-25 15:45:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182834053 Hitherto 19antunav https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182834059 adverb
until now or until the point in time under discussion

What controversy of hitherto was dismissed rather quickly.]]> 2017-08-25 15:45:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182834059 Epoch (n.) 19ricem https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182834357 A period of time in history or a person's life, typically one marked by notable events or particular characteristics.

 The development of nuclear weapons indicated an epoch in warfare. ]]> 2017-08-25 15:46:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182834357 Capricious 19antunav https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182834458 adjective
given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

Her capricious mood was due to her biploar disorder. 
]]> 2017-08-25 15:46:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182834458 Propensity 19antunav https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182834632 noun
an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way

The propensity of motherhood in animals is beautiful. ]]> 2017-08-25 15:47:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182834632 Expiating (v.) 19wilsoni https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182834691 Definition: To atone for; make amends or reparation for

Example: The convict is expiating his misdoings.

]]> 2017-08-25 15:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182834691 Pathos (N.) 19morgann https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182834728 A quality that evokes pity or sadness.

The pathos of the movie made me leave the theater with tears in my eyes.]]> 2017-08-25 15:47:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182834728 Gallows 19kingc https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182834797 noun
a structure, typically of two uprights and a crosspiece, for the hanging of criminals.
He was hung by the gallows.]]> 2017-08-25 15:47:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182834797 Purport 19antunav https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182834817 verb
appear or claim to be or do something, especially falsely; profess

He was not who he purported to be, for he had a side of him many would wish not to see.]]> 2017-08-25 15:47:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182834817 Precocity 19antunav https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182834949 noun
exceptionally early or premature development

The child's precocity was extraordinary, for she was able to speak and read fluently by the age of three.]]> 2017-08-25 15:48:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182834949 Propinquity 19kingc https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182835286 Noun
the state of being close to someone or something; proximity.
The boy and girl were in close propinquity.]]> 2017-08-25 15:49:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182835286 Tremor (n) 19selfh https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182835762 An involuntary quivering movement

Ron had a tremor in his voice when giving the speech.

]]> 2017-08-25 15:51:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182835762 usurping 19kingc https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182835804 Verb
take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force.
The Queen holds a very usurping role.]]> 2017-08-25 15:51:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182835804 Mirthful (adj.) 19ricem https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182835934 Full of mirth; merry or amusing.

The kids were mirthful watching Mickey Mouse. 



]]> 2017-08-25 15:51:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182835934 Choleric (adj.) 19wilsoni https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182836310 Definition: Extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible

Example: The choleric citizen began a riot.

]]> 2017-08-25 15:53:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182836310 Bestowed 19kingc https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182836575 Verb
confer or present (an honor, right, or gift).
The puppy was bestowed with a bone]]> 2017-08-25 15:53:51 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182836575 perpetration 19kingc https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182837334 verb
perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
She was an example of female perpetration.]]> 2017-08-25 15:56:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182837334 Consecrated (v.) 19ricem https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182837416 Make or declare (something, typically a church) sacred; dedicate formally to a religious or divine purpose.

The Preacher consecrated the Bible. ]]> 2017-08-25 15:56:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182837416 Dryad (n.) 19wilsoni https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182837493 Definition: A wood nymph in Greek mythology.

Example: The dryad was malevolent.]]> 2017-08-25 15:57:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182837493 Habitual (adj.) 19selfh https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182837663 Being such by habit.

The leg shaking seemed to come habitual to the man.

]]> 2017-08-25 15:57:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182837663 remorse 19kingc https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182838548 Noun
deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed.
The girl felt remorse when her dog died.]]> 2017-08-25 16:01:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182838548 Denizen (n.) 19wilsoni https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182838832 Definition: An inhabitant; resident

Example: The denizens of the bar are insufferable.]]> 2017-08-25 16:02:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182838832 fiend 19kingc https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182839079 Noun
an evil spirit or demon
She didn't know if she was a fiend or foe to her friends.]]> 2017-08-25 16:03:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182839079 Arraying (v.) 19selfh https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182839201 Display or arrange things in a particular way.

Cooks are arraying in the kitchen.

]]> 2017-08-25 16:03:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182839201 Fierce 19kingc https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182839635 Adjective
having or displaying an intense or ferocious aggressiveness.
The girl was fierce when she stood up for herself.]]> 2017-08-25 16:05:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182839635 Hemmed (v.) 19wilsoni https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182840047 Definition: To enclose or confine (usually followed by in, around, or about)

Example: The officer hemmed the man.

]]> 2017-08-25 16:06:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/182840047 Imperious (adj.) 19selfh https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/183160163 Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering

Rich people are sometimes imperious.]]> 2017-08-28 16:07:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/183160163 Caprice (n.) https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/183305996 A sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior. 

The United States government's caprice keeps the U.S. citizen should always guessing. ]]> 2017-08-29 04:45:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/183305996 Physignomy(n.) https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/183306188 A person's facial features or expression, especially when regarded as indicative of character or ethnic origin. 

During the trial, the defendant's physignomy turned dark when the prosecuting attorney attacked him on the stand. ]]> 2017-08-29 04:47:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/183306188 Pulpit 19harrisj1 https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/183417261 A raised platform in a church or chapel from which a preacher delivers a sermon
Part of Speech: Noun
Example: From his lofty pulpit the preacher condemned all of mankind to the lake of fire lest they change their immoral and sinful ways.

]]> 2017-08-29 15:04:19 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/183417261 Superfluous https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/183418701 - unnecessary, especially through being more than enough
- Throughout the essay, there were superfluous issues.

]]> 2017-08-29 15:08:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/183418701 Purport 19harrisj1 https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/183419078 The meaning or substance of something, typically a document or speech
Part of Speech: Noun
Example: Though the Catholic priest spoke of the love he held for all God's children, the true purport of his speech was far darker.

]]> 2017-08-29 15:09:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/183419078 Introspection 19harrisj1 https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/183422102 The examination or observation of one's own mental and emotional processes
Part of Speech: Noun
Example: The boy carried out a constant introspection of himself and always arrived at the same conclusion: he hated himself.

]]> 2017-08-29 15:16:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sduncan5/y45rq3wq8jxj/wish/183422102