The Scarlet Letter Vocabulary Test Part 8

  • 1. pillory
  • 2. flagrant
  • 3. earnest
  • 4. sombre
  • 5. contumely
  • 6. conspicuous
  • 7. spectral
  • a. grave or important
  • b. serious or dismal
  • c. conspicuously offensive
  • d. harsh language or treatment arising from contempt
  • e. device for punishment consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked; a means for public scorn and ridicule
  • f. attracting attention
  • g. of, relating to, or suggesting a ghost or something ghostly
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The Scarlet Letter Vocabulary Test Part 8 (Answer Key)

  • e 1. pillory
  • c 2. flagrant
  • a 3. earnest
  • b 4. sombre
  • d 5. contumely
  • f 6. conspicuous
  • g 7. spectral
  • a. grave or important
  • b. serious or dismal
  • c. conspicuously offensive
  • d. harsh language or treatment arising from contempt
  • e. device for punishment consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked; a means for public scorn and ridicule
  • f. attracting attention
  • g. of, relating to, or suggesting a ghost or something ghostly

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