Chapter 15 Vocabulary
Characters
Symbolism
Events
Chapter 16 Vocabulary
100
Deeply or violently bitter -table -acrid -sooth
What is acrid?
100
is the wearer of the Scarlet Letter
Who is Hester Prynne?
100
Meant to be Hester's shame, but becomes a part of who she really is
What is the Scarlet Letter?
100
The forest
What is the location of Hester and the Reverend's meeting place?
100
rhythmic sequence of or flow of sounds in language -hip/hop free styling -blue grass -cadence
What is cadence?
200
something hard to understand or explain; mystery -enigma -calculator -mysterious
What is enigma?
200
Is Hester Prynne's husband
Who is Roger Chillingworth?
200
"Able"
What is the second meaning of the Scarlett Letter?
200
the first time Chillingworth is introduced
What is at Hester's public punishment?
200
a small stream -brook -lake -streamlet
What is streamlet?
300
Roughness of manner or of temper; harshness -brethren -origami -asperity
What is asperity?
300
The age of 7
What is Pearl's age near this time?
300
youth, vitality, and resilience
What is meaning of the green eel weed?
300
the Governor's house
What is the place where they try to take Pearl from Hester?
300
being lively in temper or conduct; sprightly -vivacity -boring -complacent
What is vivacity?
400
insolent or rude in speech or behavior -petulant -wiry -acquiesce
What is petulant?
400
Reverend Dimmesdale
Who is Hester's lover?
400
the meteor
What is another sign of adultery later in the book, specifically the Reverend?
400
Near the beach, after Pearl makes the green "a"
When does Pearl connect the Reverend's clutching of his chest to the Scarlet Letter?
400
a form of tuberculosis -bronchitis -scrofula -bird flu
What is scrofula?
500
Subcategorized into cereal, chowder, & a pool with people
What is soup?
500
"Black Man"
What is the nickname given to Chillingworth by Pearl?
500
a physical reminder of Hester's adultery, other than the Scarlet Letter
What is Pearl?
500
because the Reverend yells from the scaffolding and Hester and Pearl hear and see him
Why did Hester and Prynne go with the Reverend on the scaffolding?
500
16 letters before q
What is a?
M
e
n
u