Test II: Chapters 6-15 Flashcards
scholarly; learned
erudite
changefulness; variability
mutability
commanding; urgent
imperious
simplicity; plainness
austerity
harmful; deadly
deleterious
offered as argument or proof
adduced
slumberous; sleep-inducing
somniferous
liveliness; spirit
vivacity
by chance; potentially
peradventure
hostile; unfriendly
inimical
atonement; satisfaction
expiation
false; illusory
delusive
addressed; approached purposefully
accosted
used; employed
plied
convenience; suitability
commodiousness
name; title
appellation
marked; signified
stigmatized
existent; not lost
extant
difficult to understand
abstruse
receives; absorbs
imbibes
contains a tapestry depicting “the story of David and Bathsheba, and Nathan the Prophet”
Dimmesdale’s lodging
“…gave him sympathies so intimate with the sinful brotherhood of mankind; so that his heart vibrated in unison with theirs…”
Dimmesdale’s guilt
associated with a bird
Pearl
Accosts Hester on her way from the Governor’s Hall
Mistress Hibbins
A physician recently returned from captivity among Native Americans
Roger Chillingworth
Associated with the Devil
the Black Man
Appears on Reverend Dimmesdale’s chest
a scarlett letter
“… a very majestic and imposing structure, fashionably designed, with an ornate stucco wall decorated with shining shards of broken glass.”
the Governor’s hall
Where the minister stands his vigil
the pillory scaffold
Where Pearl finds “the image of a little maid, whom Pearl, having no other playmate, invited to take her hand and run a race with her.”
a tidal pool
found on the pillory scaffold in the morning
a black glove
The “untrue man”
Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale
Associated with the Kingdom of Heaven
Pearl
This character “cannot catch little Pearl!”
the Black Man
replicated by Pearl out of green eel-grass
a scarlett letter
