Mid Term Adrian R Flashcards

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1
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Lessen; reduce in amount or degree

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Abate

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Although

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Albeit

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Surrounded by; in the middle of

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Amid

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Make use of; benefit

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Avail

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5
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Of a kind disposition ; gentle or mild

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Benign

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Milestone; particular point in time

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Epoch

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Make a mistake

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Err

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Not able to be touched

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Impalpable

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Expressed indirectly; hinted; suggested

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Implied

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To entreat; plead; beg

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Implore

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Unfortunate; Ill-omened

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Inauspicious

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Disbelief

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Incredulity

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Unavoidable

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Inevitable

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14
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Evil fame or reputation

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Infamy

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Sin; wickedness

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Iniquity

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Not changing or capable of being changed

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Invariably

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Spitefully mischievous

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Malicious

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Devout; religious

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Pious

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Repay

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Requite

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Not diminishing in speed, intensity or effort

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Unrelenting

21
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Taking over

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Usurping

22
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Worthy of reverence or respect

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Venerable

23
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Some people came to say Hester’s A stood for this

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Able

24
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Hester saw a distorted A in it

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Armor

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Governor

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Bellingham

26
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Commander of the _____ ship brought Hester news

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Bristol

27
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Brought Hester bad news

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Commander

28
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Hester and pearl go there to intercept dimmesdale

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Forest

29
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Author

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Hawthorne

30
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A women who works for the devil

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Witch

31
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Identify Hester, pearl, rev, mr. Dim, and roger

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Hester is the main character who committed adultery, pearl is Hester’s daughter, rev is the priest whom Hester had the affair with , roger was Hester’s boo

32
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What emblem did Hester have to wear and why ?

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She had to wear an A because she committed adultery

33
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What. Was the relationship between roger and Hester

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He wasn’t mad he blamed him self

34
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What did Hester promise roger

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To keep his identity

35
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How did Hester support herself and pearl

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She made clothes

36
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Describe pearl

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Beautiful and unusual

37
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Why did Hester go to gov Bellingham

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To plead to keep pearl

38
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What did Hester see in the breastplate of the armor

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Hester’s A

39
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What did Hester have to do by the brook before pearl would come across

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Put the scarlet letter back on

40
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Mr. Dimmesdale kissed pearl what was her response

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She rushed to the brook to wash it off

41
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What are 3 aspects of Puritan influences of that stil exist today

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Emphasize work ethic, goal centered, subservience of pleasure to duty