Definition
The word meaning pleasant or agreeable.
What is congenial?
The bank robbers faced swift ____________when caught by authorities.
What is retribution?
Heartless
What is callous?
Subtle
What is conspicuous?
His eloquence and religious ______________had already given the earnest of high eminence in his profession. He was a person of very striking aspect, with a white, lofty, and impending brow, large brown, melancholy eyes, and a mouth which, unless when he forcibly compressed it, was apt to be tremulous, expressing both nervous sensibility and a vast power of self-restraint.
What is fervor?
Shaking or quivering slightly.
What is tremulous?
Her __________brightened when she heard the good news about her promotion.
What is countenance?
Weakness
What is frailty?
Unpleasant
What is congenial?
Yet fear not for him! Think not that I shall interfere with Heaven’s own method of _______________, or, to my own loss, betray him to the gripe of human law. Neither do thou imagine that I shall contrive aught against his life; no, nor against his fame, if, as I judge, he be a man of fair repute. Let him live! Let him hide himself in outward honor, if he may! Not the less he shall be mine!”
What is retribution?
Successful; effective
What is effectual?
She fidgeted in her chair as she took a deep, __________________breath
What is tremulous?
Productive
What is effectual?
Unimportance
What is eminence?
From first to last, in short, Hester Prynne had always this dreadful agony in feeling a human eye upon the token; the spot never grew ______________; it seemed, on the contrary, to grow more sensitive with daily torture.
What is callous?
Vivid as to create something shocking or unpleasant
What is lurid?
Even though Janet is a very young woman, her rough ________________ makes her appear much older.
What is countenance?
Irrational
What is caprice?
Shallow
What is fervor?
"It was whispered, by those who peered after her, that the scarlet letter threw a _____________ gleam along the dark passage-way of the interior."
What is lurid?
The definition of retribution.
What is punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act?
Her _____________ became apparent as she struggled to climb the simple set of stairs.
What is frailty?
Illustrious
What is infamy?
Abundanct
What is dearth?
As to any other kind of discipline, whether addressed to her mind or heart, little Pearl might or might not be within its reach, in accordance with the ______________ that ruled the moment.
What is caprice?