F1 Flashcards
(46 cards)
1
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Although
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Albeit
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Of a kind disoosition;gentle or mild.
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Benign
3
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Expressed indirectly; hinted; suggested
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Implied
4
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Disbelief
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Incredulity
5
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Not changing or capable of being changed.
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Invariably
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Not diminishing in speech, intensive or effort.
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Unrelenting
7
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Make a mistake
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Err
8
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Evil fame or reputation
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Infamy
9
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Devout; religious
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Pious
10
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Worthy of reverence or respect.
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Venerable
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Spitefully mischievous
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Malicious
12
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Surrounded by; in the middle of
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Amid
13
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Sin; wickedness
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Iniquity
14
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Repay
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Requite
15
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Lesson; reduce in amount or degree
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Abate
16
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Unavoidable
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Inevitable
17
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Milestone; particular point in time.
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Epoch
18
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Not able to be touched.
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Impalpable
19
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Taking over
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Usurping
20
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To entreat; plead; beg
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Implore
21
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The government
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Bellingham
22
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Author
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Hawthorne
23
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Hester’s husband
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Chillingworth
24
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Brought Hester bad news
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Bristol
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illegitimate daughter of Hester
Pearl
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A woman who works for the devil
Witch
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She must wear a letter A
Hester
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Hester and Pearl go there to intercept Dimmesdale.
Forest
29
What emblem did Hester have to wear?(short ans)
Letter A
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What did the letter stand for ?
Adultery
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Describes Pearl
Beautiful and unusual
32
What does Rev. Dimmesdale's congregation think to him?
They think he's practically a saint
33
When they met at scaffolding at midnight what did Pearl ask Mr.Dimmesdale?
If he would stand hand in hand with her and Hester on the scaffolding.
34
In chapter 13 what were people beginning to think of Hester?
They were beginning to recognize her as a person instead of as just a sinner.
35
What had to occur before a distinctly American literature could exist?
Dependence on English literature had to be abandoned.
36
Because colonial literature naturally reflected the interests and concerns of its writers, it is not surprising that the earliest authors wrote mostly about?
Adversity
37
Once the colonists had established permanent settlements, the subject matter of literature predominantly concerned.
Religion
38
In arguing for the worthiness of colonization, Smith lists responsibilities to four powers from most to least important.which order is correct?
God, king, country, ourselves
39
Bradford began writing of Plymouth Plantation in 1630, perhaps because ?
He was afraid that the Massachusetts Bay Colony would overshadow the Plymouth colony.
40
Winthrop's Journal primarily focuses on
God's providential care for the colonists.
41
According to Winthrop's "Letter from Boston ,"one of the purposes of the letter to his wife is to ?
Warn her to be prepared for the dangers of sea travel.
42
Mrs.Rowlandson's narrative
Emphasizes the author's reliance on God's providence
43
The first consciously American voices began to speak through literature after what major event? (Short ans)
Revolutionary War
44
Winthrop refers to what two relationships to describe civil or federal liberty? (Short ans)
Wife submission to her husband
| Church submission to God
45
The Puritan diary is considered the basis of what genre of literture? (Short ans)
Autobiography, and Biography
46
In The Diary, by describing the damage to his house as an "awful providence," what does Sewall mean? (Short ans)
Providence mean awe inspiring power of God's providence
