Vocab and Symbols Crossword
Across
- 5. a lover, especially the illicit partner of a married person
- 6. not conducive to success; unpromising
- 11. The quality of having keen mental discernment and good judgment
- 12. Public shame or disgrace
- 14. What letter Dimmesdale sees in the sky
- 15. What Dimmesdale loses on the pillory
- 16. What the letter seen in the sky stands for to the townspeople
- 17. Dark, gloomy
- 18. A minor parish officer dealing with petty offenders
- 20. the ability to produce a desired or intended result
- 22. insolent or insulting language or treatment
- 23. a dramatic gesture used instead of speaking or to emphasize one’s words
- 29. A forcefully reproachful protest
- 30. a person's look or manner, especially one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood
- 32. A medicine in the form of a liquid
- 33. assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering
- 34. drink something heartily
Down
- 1. the communication of disease from one person to another by close contact
- 2. abnormally thin or weak
- 3. a person’s behavior or manners
- 4. the quality of having or showing great great knowledge or learning; scholarship
- 7. a fatal epidemic disease
- 8. a person's facial features or expression, especially when regarded as indicative of character or ethnic origin
- 9. the act of expressing disagreement or complaint
- 10. to strive for superiority
- 13. relating to or associated with mystical interpretation or esoteric doctrine
- 19. someone who profits/sponges off of others (old def was for a doctor)
- 21. in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
- 24. not friendly or pleasant to be with
- 25. a wooden framework with holes for the head and hands, in which an offender was imprisoned and exposed to public abuse
- 26. Phenomenon Dimmesdale uses to interpret his future
- 27. Something or someone that one vehemently dislikes
- 28. having a fantastic or deceptive appearance
- 31. relating to, carrying out or expert in surgery