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Intermittent: occurring at irregular internals; not continuous or steady Sentence:I  heard a loud intermittent noise at nigh. Ebb: the movement of the tide out to sea Sentence: The view of the ebb was amazing. Regress: return to a former or less developed state Sentence:After not doing my school work for a while, i started to regress into the practice of doing my work. Tendency: an inclination toward a particular characteristic or type of behavior Sentence:He has the tendency to not obey because he wants to look tough. Antiseptic: relating to or denoting substances that prevent the growth of disease Sentence: I helped put the antiseptic on the guys cut.

Coherent: logical and consistent Belabor: argue or elaborate (a subject) in excessive detail Eschew: deliberately avoid using Acquisitive: excessively interested in acquiring money or material things Emulate: match or surpass(a person or achievement) typically by imitation Banal: so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring Congeal: solidify or coagulate, especially by cooling Excoriation: skinning disorder Carping: difficult to please; critical Substantiate: provide evidence to support or prove the truth of Temporize: avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time Largesse: generosity in bestowing money or in gifts to others Tenable: able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection Insatiable: impossible to satisfy Reconnaissance: military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features Germane: relevant to a subject under consideration Ramify: from branches or offshoots; spread or br

1.) I think Hawthorne's purpose to writing the story was to say that there's both good and evil in this world. 2.) Even after reading the story I still agrees with his wife name being Faith. Her name does fit her personality. At the beginning he has faith in his wife. 3.) I think the pink ribbons signify good and good things. 4.) everything brown witnessed was a dream. "What a wretch am I, to leave her on such an errand! She talks of dreams, too." 5.) The old man was the devil.  "The devil!" screamed the pious old lady. 6.) The Taft represents temptation and evil. 7.) I feel like if brown wouldnt have ventured into the forest he would have been the same guy a happy good guy living life. He would have also has faith still and would have still see and trusted everyone including his wife.

Faith: believe Sentence: I have faith. Threshold:wood, metal, or stone at the bottom of a doorway and crossed in entering a house or room Sentence: I had to pass threw the threshold to get to my things. Tarry:of, like, or covered with tar Sentence: The recently paved road was tarry. Resolve: settle or find a solution Sentence: I resolve my problems. Discern: perceive or recognize Sentence: It is difficult to discern twins. Martyr: a person who is killed because of their religious or other belief Sentence: The guy was martyr. Mirth: amusement, especially as expressed in laughter Sentence: My boyfriend brings great mirth to my life. Catechism: a summary of the principles of Christian religion in the form of questions and answers, used for the introduction of Christians Sentence: My friend went to Catechism. Pious: devoutly religious Sentence: My neighbors are pious. Frenzy: a state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behavior Sentence: There are momen

Theme: the main idea Tone: the attitude of a writer towards the subject or audience  Mood: the feeling of the reader  Diction: the words an author uses Syntax: how the author puts the words together  Stupid: dumb or lack of intelligence  Adumbrate: to outline Apotheosis: the perfect for or example of something  Ascetic: someone who practice self-discipline   Bauble: a small trinket of little value  Beguile: to deceive by guile or charm Burgeon: to grow or develop  Complement: a word phrase that is necessary to complete the meaning of a given expression  Contumacious: a stubborn person who refuses to obey rules  Curmudgeon: a cranky, ill tempered individual  Didactic: a lesson