Fall list #4

Intermittent- occuring at irregular intervals

Ebb- the movementof the tide out to see 

Regress - return to a former or less developed state 

Tendency - an indication of towards a particular characteristic or type of behavior

Antiseptic - of, relating to or denoting substances that prevent the growth of disease-causing micro organisms

Vocab fall list #3

Coherent-logic and consistent 

Belabor-argue or elaborate in excessive detail 

Eschew- deliberately avoid using; abstain form 

Acquisitive- excessively interested in acquiring money or material things 

emulate-natch or surpass typically by imitation

Banal-so lacking in originality as to be obvios and boring 

Excorlation- hash criticism 

Congeal- solidify or coagulate, especially by cooling 

Carping- difficult to please; critical 

Substantiate- provide evidence to support or prove the truth of 

Temporize- avoid making a decision or creating oneself in order to gain time 

Largesse- generosity in bestowing money or gifts opon others 

Tenable- able to be maintainedir defended against attack or objection

Insatiable- impossible to satisfy 

Recomaissance- military observstion of a region to locate an enemy or a certain strategic feautures germane 

Vocab fall list #2

Faith- complete trust or confidence in someone oe something 
Threshold- a strip of wood, metal, or stone forming the bottom of a doorway and crossed in entering a house or room. 
Tarry- of, like, or 
Resolve- settle to find a solution to a problem 
Discern- perceive to recognize 
Martyr- a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs 
Catechism- a summary of the principles of christian religious beliefs in the form of a question and answers 
Pious- devoutly religious 
Frenzy- a state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behavior 

Young goodman brown questions

 What do you think was hawthorne's purpose was for writing this story? 
      You should not follow a person who doesnt show you good 

Hawthone's states that brown is "aptly named" faith after reading the story, do you agree ? Does faiths name fit her personality? Does brown have true faith in her? 
        Faith's name does not fit her personality because she was not faithful and honest to brown 
What do you think the pink ribbons signify ? 
         The pink ribbons signify happiness
Was everything brown witnessed real, a figurment of his imagination, something conjured by evil or a dream ? 
          I think what goodman brown witnessed was a dream because he had woken up from it at his house as said " It was a good dream of evil" 
Who do you think. he old man really is ? What texual clues tell you this? 
        In my opinion i think the old man is really the devil because it says "with instinct that guides mortal man to evil". 

Vocab fall list #1

                                  Vocab fall list #1 

Theme-the arrangment of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language

Tone-a musical or vocal sound with referencesto it's pitch, quality and strength   

Mood-a temporary state of mind or feeling 

Diction- the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing 

Syntax- the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language 

Stupid- lacking intelligence or common sense 

Adumbrate- report or represented in outline 

Apotheosis - the night point in the development of something culmination or climax 

Ascentic - characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe  self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indugence 

Bauble - a small l,showy  trinket or decoration 

Begile- charm or enchant, sometimes in a deceptive way 

Burgeon- begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish

Compliment -  a thing that completes or bringz to perfection 

Contumacious - stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority 

Curmudgeon- a bad temper or sturly person 

Didactic-  intended to teach, particularly having moral instructions as an ulterior motive