The Scarlet letter (5-6)

confinement

imprisonment

morbid

(adj.) in an unhealthy mental state, extremely gloomy; caused by or related to disease, unwholesome

lurid

causing shock or horror

insulated

set apart; isolated

reckless

without responsibility; careless

unutterably

inexpressibly

vivify

enliven; make vivid

frailty

weakness

fatality

(n.) an event resulting in death; an accidental death

uncongenial

unfriendly

futurity

future time

purge

(v.) to wash away impurities, clean up; (n.) the process of getting rid of something or someone decisively

sterile

incapable of reproducing

inquisitorial

having the authority to conduct official investigations

incur

to bring about

ingenuity

cleverness

sable

black

progenitor

a direct ancestor

plebeian

(adj.) common, vulgar; belonging to the lower class; (n.) a common person, member of the lower class

typify

to represent

emolument

salary; payment for an office; compensation

commiseration

an expression of sympathy with another's grief

intangible

unable to be touched or grasped; not having physical presence

requite

to return or repay

mildewed

moldy

moulder

to slowly decay

subsistence

the minimum amount to sustain life

ascetic

practicing self-denial

superfluous

exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess

penance

atonement for sin

voluptuous

pleasurable to the senses, sensuous

penitence

remorse for your past conduct

repugnance

intense disgust

revile

to attack with words

distil

to purify

concoct

to invent

subtile

slight, not obvious immediately

irrepressibly

unable to be hidden or held back

forbear

to refrain from

tribunal

a court of justice

imbibe

to drink

fain

gladly

guise

appearance, semblance

intimation

a hint, indirect suggestion

inopportuneness

something that is ill-timed or inappropriate

contumaciously

stubbornly disobedient; rebellious

sully

to tarnish; taint

talisman

lucky charm

aver

(v.) to affirm, declare confidently

sear

to burn

incredulity

disbelief

inscrutible

mysterious, hard to understand

rank

offensive in odor or flavor

luxuriance

having rich or profuse growth

Lustre

shininess or dullness

procure

to obtain

russet

reddish brown

imbue

to inspire or influence; to saturate

amenable

agreeable

impassioned

filled with passionate emotion

flightiness

tendency to change your mind or be unpredictable.

prolific

(adj.) abundantly productive; abundant, profuse

regimen

set of rules, esp. to improve health

compulsion

compelling; strong desire that is difficult to control; irresistible impulse

caprice

A sudden impulse, whim, or unmotivated change of mind

inexplicable

unexplainable

conjuration

influence or effect by a supernatural power

sportive

playful

christened

to receive into the Christian church by baptism; baptize; to give a name to at a baptism

inviolable

sacred; of such a character that it must not be broken, injured, or profaned

incoherent

not able to be understood; nonsensical

anathema

a cursed, detested person

outlandish

(adj.) strange, freakish, weird, foreign-looking; out-of-the-way, geographically remote; exceeding reasonable limits

inalienable

not able to be taken or given away

dearth

(n.) a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine

deportment

a person's behavior or manners

antics

ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions

inauspicious

(adj.) unfavorable, unlucky, suggesting bad luck for the future