Vocab Ch. 7-9
Vocab Ch. 10-12
Ch. 7-9
Ch. 10-12
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a stiff collar worn by men and women in the 1600s
What is a ruff
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to breed
What is propagate
100
Ch. 7- How much time has passed since chapter 1
What is three years
100
Ch. 10- Whom do Dimmesdale and Chillingworth see through the open window?
Who are Hester and Pearl
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VOCAB not favorable; unlucky
What is inauspicious
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sin; act that is against the law
What is a transgression
200
sleep-inducing
What is somniferous
200
Ch. 7- Hester visits the governor for two reasons. Name one of them.
What is to deliver a pair of gloves or to ask about rumors that Pearl is going to be taken away
200
Ch. 11- Why are Dimmesdale's public assertions of guilt ironic?
What is the more sinful Dimmesdale claims to be, the more holy he appears
200
Ch. 2- What do the Puritan wives think Hester Prynne's punishment should be?
What is they think she should be branded and made to wear rags; death
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one who entertains with jokes and tricks
What is a mountbank
300
hostile; harmful
What is inimical
300
Ch. 8- How are the magistrates convinced to let Hester keep Pearl?
What is Dimmesdale says that Pearl is both a blessing and a punishment
300
Ch. 12- Why does Pearl pull away from Dimmesdale while they are standing on the scaffold?
What is because Dimmesdale refuses to stand there with her at noon
300
VOCAB Beyond what is normally found in nature
What is preternatural
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showing the guidance of God
What is providential
400
not earthly; heavenly
What is ethereal
400
Ch. 8- Describe how Chillingworth has changed over the last few years
What is he has gotten darker and more ugly
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Ch. 12- How is the symbolism of the letter "A" continued at the end of the chapter?
What is it now stands for Angel
400
Ch. 5- Describe the difference between Hester's clothing and Pearl's.
What is Hester's clothes are plain and coarse, but Pearl's are ornate and fashionable
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annoying; persistent; insistent
What is importunate
500
hard to understand
What is abtruse
500
Ch. 9- Why do Dimmesdale and Chillingworth begin to spend so much time together?
What is Dimmesdale is sick and Chillingworth is his doctor
500
Ch. 12- How does Dimmesdale behave the day after he stands on the scaffold?
What is he preaches his most powerful sermon
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Ch.7- What do the magistrates compare Pearl's dress to while she's visiting the governor's house?
What is "the scarlet letter endowed with life"
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