Scarlet Letter Vocab
Across
- 5. to reject with disdain; despise.
- 6. of great weight; heavy; massive.
- 8. -- bloodsucker; doctor
- 10. gaze inward; examine one’s own thoughts and motives
- 12. outside of natural, abnormal, supernatural
- 13. the area near or surrounding a particular place.
- 15. A wooden frame on which condemned persons are executed by hanging
- 16. gather into a crowd
- 18. pleasant because of personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to ones own.
- 20. to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
- 21. shockingly noticeable; obvious, glaringo
- 24. elevated platform on which a prisoner is executed
- 27. marked by disturbance and uproar
- 28. -- learned, scholarly
- 29. a large, packed crowd of people or animals.
- 30. the face, usually with reference to shape, features, expression,
Down
- 1. gross injustice or wickedness
- 2. to plan with ingenuity
- 3. not promising success, unfavorable
- 4. shameless or impudent
- 6. connected with illusions, deceptive appearances
- 7. Disgrace; dishonor; public contempt
- 9. a building, especially a large, imposing one.
- 11. a person's facial features or expressions
- 12. Arising, occurring, or continuing after one's death
- 14. intense physical or mental suffering
- 17. -- educated guess
- 19. open and responsive suggestion
- 22. -- roundness
- 23. Place of seclusion and quiet; perhaps religious
- 25. outward appearance
- 26. strikingly bright or intense
- 30. a watch or a period of watchful attention maintained a