YELLOW CLASS-Words from The Minister's Black Veil
Hawthorne vocab words for The Minister's Black Veil
Write ten sentences using ten of these words correctly, giving context clues to the meanings of the words. Rows 1-3 use the first group of words. Rows 4-6 use the second group.
Sexton—n- church official who maintains property or tolls
bell
Semblance—n—an outward appearance
Clerical—adj—trained to handle official duties
Inanimate—adj—not animated or energetic
Perturbation---n—the state of being agitated or perturbed
Iniquity—n— a gross injustice
Unwonted—adj—not usual
Indecorous—adj—lacking propriety or good taste
Profane---adj—vulgar, sacrilegious ---v—to put to disgrace
Ostentatious—adj—showy display, pretentious
Sagacious---adj—acutely insightful and wise
Hoary—adj—gray and white with age
Vagary—n—an extravagant or erratic notion or action
Vagary—n—an extravagant or erratic notion or action
Imbue—v- to inspire or influence thoroughly, to pervade
Averse---adj—having a feeling of opposition, distaste, or
aversion
Remonstrance---n—an expression of protest
Expedient---adj—appropriate to a purpose
Deputation—n—delegation or group of delegates
Abash—v--- to make ashamed or uneasy
Plight—n—a situation or condition, esp. bad or unfortunate
Preternatural---adj—beyond the norm or natural
Antipathy—n—feeling of opposition
Irreproachable—adj—perfect or blameless in every respect
Mitigate—v—alleviate or lessen in intensity
Comely—adj—pleasure to look at
Torpor—n—state of mental or physical inactivity
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1. Shane imbued the plain nachos with the essence of cheese.
2. John had an adverse reaction to ponies, for he was very allergic to them.
3. Kevin gave a feeble remonstrance when his bacon privileges were removed.
4. The airplane provided an expedient trip compared to the camels.
5. The French deputation in Ottawa, Canada worked in the French embassy.
6. The discovery of John’s stuffed pony collection abashed him, for he claimed that he didn’t like ponies very much.
7. Regina’s plight was horrible; her grades fell by three letter grades.
8. The preternatural creature looked beyond this world.
9. Most people feel some form of antipathy to dictators.
10. This gold bullion is irreproachable because it is perfectly spotless.
11. The stimulus money mitigated the economic crash.
12. The comely home was warm and comfortable.
13. John was in a state of torpor during the break, for he just planted himself in front of his computer with his gaming mouse the entire time.
1. Everyone in town knew what time it was because the sexton would toll the bell every hour either once for one o’clock or twice for two o’clock and so on and so forth.
2. Despite her usually positive appearance, we could all see a semblance of sadness in the girl’s tear-stained eyes.
3. The clerical minister learned everything in his training at the seminary from how to maintain order in the church to what type of garments to wear.
4. After a long day with the bratty children, Julie was in a state of perturbation. I would not advise anyone to bother her.
5. The iniquity of finding the murderer innocent was appalling to the victim’s family.
6. Many people stared at his unwonted purple hair. He just thought it would be interesting to try something different, what is unusual about that?
7. The indecorous behavior of prince’s fiancé at the royal dinner caused the king and queen to reconsider their approval of the girl.
8. The young girl’s profane language overheard by her mother and grandmother caused her to be grounded for several days.
9. Many women admired her beautiful diamond necklace; however, I found the hundreds of diamonds to be quite ostentatious.
10. When playing an older person onstage, many actors use baby powder and very fair powder and foundation to give the hoary appearance of elderly people.
1. The new political leader of the country was imbued with the teachings of Jesus, causing him to be more lenient than he should have been.
2. The innocent Catholic school girl was extremely averse to disobeying anyone; she was taught since her preschool days not to do so.
3. The dictator was deaf to the remonstrance made by the citizens to lower taxes and sales prices.
4. Seeing how stressed out you have been for the past couple of weeks, it is expedient that you take a break and relax.
5. After the meeting, the stern deputation voted on expelling the student for vandalizing school property and possession of illegal products.
6. The new member of the team was extremely abashed when she accidentally fell in the pool on the first day with all her clothes on.
7. The plight of the farmers in the late 19th century was a harsh cycle of poverty in which they could not get out of.
8. Superheroes are just ordinary men and women with seemingly preternatural powers.
9. After the cross examination, the defense was seen as irreproachable because the witness gave answers that could not be proven false.
10. The judge felt sorry for the guilty that he mitigated the punishment from years in jail to years of community service instead.
1. The sexton had to ask the rambunctious children to get off the church’s front lawn.
2. Even though Sadie had a very beautiful semblance, her bitter personality ruined it.
3. The job was looking for someone with good clerical, communication and organization skills.
4.The inanimate sloth has a reputation for spending it’s day by sleeping and eating.
5. We soon realized the perturbation was coming from the mysterious neighbor’s house.
6.The daughter stole from her mother’s purse, eventually her parents found out the iniquity.
7. Evan’s unwonted behavior made his friends think that something was bothering him.
8.The mother’s incredulous taste in clothing embarrassed her daughter so much, that the daughter hired a personal shopper for her mom.
9.The teacher profaned the Lord’s name, which caused an uproar from the students.
10. Lori got her ostentatious behavior from her mother, who loves to flaunt around in her customized BMW and Louis Vuitton bags.
11. My sagacious grandparent’s are wonderful people to talk to, they always know what would be the right thing to do in a sticky situation.
12. Gus the dog was very energetic, you would not think he was old if it was not for his hoary fur.
13. After the bride’s unexpected outburst, the groom apologized to everyone for her vagary.
1. Before having their own opinions, most children are imbued with those of their parents.
2. She is averse to anything that could be seen as dangerous; she refuses to allow her children to ride rollercoasters.
3. The remonstrance of the child was not enough to get him out of doing his chores.
4. At serious occasions such as funerals, jokes are not expedient or appropriate.
5. The deputation was formed to propose the new ideas to the company owner.
6. The shy student was abashed when the rest of the class laughed at his question.
7. The terrible plight of the Jewish people during the Holocaust is one of the most important lessons in history.
8. He has a fascination with anything preternatural, such as ghosts and vampires.
9. Cats and dogs have always seemed to have a cold antipathy for one another.
10. Even though some people may seem perfect and irreproachable, everyone has made mistakes.
11. She felt fine after she drank some ginger ale to mitigate her upset stomach.
12. Many people love movie stars not only for their acting abilities, but also for their comely looks.
13. The house is usually very active and loud, so the torpor that day was unnerving.
1. Martin Luther King Jr.'s message of nonviolent protest and love imbued many African Americans and Caucasians to join the civil rights movement.
2. When the choir teacher asked her choir if they wanted to do yet another concert after having one every day for a week, the feeling of the students was averse.
3. The students' remonstrance about the paper due Friday convinced the teacher to move the due date to Monday.
4. The girl's outfit of a blouse and black slacks was expedient for the spring concert, while the boy's jeans and a t-shirt was not.
5. The student council acts as a deputation for the entire school by voting for or against objectives that will affect student life.
6. The theater clique wrongly abashed the girl by telling her that she wasn't as good at singing as everyone was telling her.
7. Moses led the Hebrews from their plight of enslavement in Egypt.
8. Enrique Imbert, an Argentine novelist, is known for combining elements of the natural world with elements of the preternatural world.
9. Along with the many supporters for the group, there was an equal number of people with antipathy towards it.
10. The girl's alibi checked out, turning her from being a suspect to being irreproachable.
11. The screeching child was temporarily mitigated when her mother gave her her favorite doll.
12. Sunsets have a comely quality to them; it is often difficult to stop looking at one.
13. The immense brain damage he experienced from the car crash threw him in a state for torpor; he was in a coma for weeks.
1. After listening to the presentation given by the cancer survivor, his advice to live every moment as if it was my last imbued every action that I did.
2. Although she remained optimistic and kept a strained smile, her plight had taken a turn for the worse.
3. After ravenously inhaling the delicious meal the chef had prepared, his stomach began feeling averse effects.
4. He began to mumble incoherently through cracked lips as she tried to mitigate his fever by laying a damp cloth across his forehead.
5. Even her closet friends could not see beyond the irreproachable image which she hid her darkest fears behind.
6. After her husband died, she remained curled on the couch in torpor for months.
7. She was filled with awe at the preternatural sight of the Northern Lights.
8. They dined on a balcony overlooking the comely sight of the setting sun over the resplendent ocean.
9. His enraged mother abashed him for taking a joyride and totaling the car.
10. Although at first she thought he was kind, she developed an antipathy toward the boy after she saw him bullying another student.
1. The church sexton was on duty in the graveyard at the time of the grave robbery.
2. The clerical guards were in charge of arranging the next charity event.
3. Some people develop strange feelings towards inanimate objects and have a hard time letting go.
4. After asking my brothers to stop screaming, I became in a furious state of perturbation.
5. I saw it as an unfair iniquity when I was punished for fighting and he wasn’t, especially because he started it.
6. Today I saw a bird that is unwonted and rare to this area.
7. I was baffled by my neighbor’s indecorous decision to put bright pink shudders on their house.
8. Yesterday in the mall I heard some teenagers use some profane language that attracted the attention of the police officers.
9. I saw this guy on Main St. driving the most ostentatious car possible.
10. It is very easy to distinguish the age difference between the wealthy hoary old man and his new young blonde wife.
1. The sexton wrung the bells after the church service.
2. The semblance of the magician was that of platform shoes and a glittery vest.
3. The photo of the apple was inanimate and boring.
4. The sight of ghosts in Idaho is unwonted and uncommon.
5. The gaudy, dusty house was quite indecorous.
6. A Jew saying praise Jesus is quite profane and blasphemes to Jewish culture.
7. The woman with the feather dress and large jewelry was very ostentatious.
8. The elder professor was sagacious with his years of experience.
9. The woman became very hoary with the years she has lived.
10. The client made a vagary by deciding to stop seeing her psychiatrist.
1. The music I hear in the morning imbues my emotions for the rest of the day.
2. I am averse to letting people in when it comes to my inner feelings.
3. The African American community created a remonstrance against segregation in the 1930s.
4. The expedient steel bars held up the supports for the entire building.
5. The deputation met in July to discuss the possibility of ratifying of the national Constitution.
6. I was abashed by the performance I put on today in the concert.
7. It was difficult to watch my friend go through the difficult plight of cancer.
8. It was preternatural how the gymnast was able to throw her body in various flips.
9. My antipathy against bullying is very strong.
10. The irreproachable girl was rarely approached because people felt bad about themselves when they stood next to her.
11. Talking to the boy she liked mitigated her anger, so she could actually smile again.
12. The comely fields of flowers made her realize just how beautiful the world was.
13. I was in a nervous torpor just before I went on stage to perform.
1. The church sexton rang the bells just before the mass started.
2. The woman’s worn out clothes suggests that she does not care about her semblance.
3. The clerical man’s job is to organize scheduled church events.
4. If you speak to inanimate objects, others may start to think you are mentally ill.
5. His perturbation was clear since he had a generally agitated attitude yesterday.
6. The untimely death of a family member is an iniquity that cannot be justified.
7. His indecorous outfit showed that he does not have good taste in clothing.
8. The man was asked to leave the restaurant because of his profane remarks toward the waiter.
9. His tuxedo was considered ostentatious and too showy for the informal occasion.
10. Even though his hair is hoary and shows his age, he does not wear a hat to cover it.
1. The incredible teacher was so effective that the entire class was imbued by simply hearing him speak on the first day.
2. He was subject to adverse criticism after releasing his highly controversial letter.
3. The children gave cries of remonstrance as soon as the teacher announced the test on Friday.
4. It is expedient that students check PowerSchool often so they can keep up with their grades.
5. A deputation of about 10 students was elected to make the important decisions for the class.
6. She continued to abash the small child, even though it was obvious that the child was on the verge of tears.
7. The disturbing plight of the city dwellers was finally made known to the public when Jacob Riis wrote “How the Other Half Lives.”
8. I was surprised that there was not more of a reaction to the preternatural events that were occurring in the city.
9. The antipathy between the two opponents could have been sensed even if one did not know they were about to battle head to head in an intense game of tennis.
10. I looked over at my younger sister only to see an irreproachable smile on her face; my mom would never know that she was really the guilty one.
11. I hoped to mitigate her sadness by sending her a card and flowers.
12. My favorite singer is perfect in every way, from his comely face to his flawless voice.
13. To avoid torpor, one must exercise every day and accomplish an important task.
The incredible teacher was so effective that the entire class was imbued by simply hearing him speak on the first day.
He was subject to adverse criticism after releasing his highly controversial letter.
The children gave cries of remonstrance as soon as the teacher announced the test on Friday.
It is expedient that students check PowerSchool often so they can keep up with their grades.
A deputation of about 10 students was elected to make the important decisions for the class.
She continued to abash the small child, even though it was obvious that the child was on the verge of tears.
The plight of the city dwellers was finally made known to the public when Jacob Riis wrote “How the Other Half Lives.”
I was surprised that there was not more of a reaction to the preternatural events that were occurring in the city.
The antipathy between the two opponents could have been sensed even if one did not know they were about to battle head to head in an intense game of tennis.
I looked over at my younger sister only to see an irreproachable smile on her face; my mom would never know that she was really the guilty one.
I hoped to mitigate her sadness by sending her a card and flowers.
My favorite singer is perfect in every way, from his comely face to his flawless voice.
To avoid torpor, one must exercise every day and accomplish an important task.
1. The sexton of the church was an old man who had maintained the property for a long time.
2. The man’s semblance was a turn off to most people even though he had an interesting personality.
3. The company was looking for someone with good clerical skills.
4. On the television show, she casted a spell on an inanimate object.
5. The kindergarten teacher experiences perturbation on a daily basis.
6. The child labor in China is a iniquity.
7. His unwonted habit of brushing dirt over the plate before he bats annoys the umpire.
8. His ostentatious homerun celebration made the other team angry.
9. The dog began to look hoary as it got older.
10. His profane language was not acceptable at the school.
1. While my guidance counselor had a talk with me, she imbued me to try harder in school.
2. I am adverse to running a mile, as I struggle and am easily winded.
3. His remonstrance directed to the school board was not effective enough to influence them to repeal the new security measures.
4. His decision to raise taxes was not very expedient during his election and caused him not to be reelected.
5. When the teacher picked on me in front of the other students, I felt very abashed.
6. Someday, we will finally make it out of this economic plight.
7. I felt that the new kid was very preternatural because of his unusual style and personality.
8. His antipathy towards other races is very outdated and unusual these days.
9. By pressing on an injury, you can mitigate the pain by stimulating other cells around it.
10. His paralysis left him in a torpor state that basically turned him into a vegetable.
1. The church sexton checked the property.
2. The family has a semblance of unity despite the feuding that goes on behind closed doors.
3. He was looking to hire a clerical assistant rather than someone who is inexperienced in the line of work.
4. After going through that tragic experience, it is no wonder she has seemed inanimate.
5. He has learned to forgive the iniquities of his enemy instead of seeking revenge.
6. He took advantage of her unwonted kindness, because it is very rare.
7. The exhibit received bad reviews due to its indecorous art.
8. Two of the Ten Commandments say to not profane the Lord’s name or the Sabbath.
9. It is unnecessary to buy flashy, ostentatious jewelry just to show off.
10. Older people are, at times, seen as more insightful and sagacious than younger people because they have more life experience.
1. The priest’s homily imbued his parishioners to go out into the world and spread the good news.
2. Because of his new busy schedule, John was averse to continuing the program, for it took too much time.
3. The students’ remonstrance against the new school mandate gave the administration no choice but to revoke their decision.
4. His answer was expedient in the sense that it answered every part of the question.
5. The deputation of sheriffs was of a single minded purpose when it came to its decision on gun control.
6. My father abashed me by hanging my failures on the refrigerator.
7. The plight of the refugees worsened when they ran out of drinking water.
8. Whitney Houston had a preternatural voice in her early years due to her ability to sing in more than three octaves.
9. The comely girl attracted all the eyes of the men when she walked into the room.
10. When I relax, I like to think of myself as a torpor.
11. I have a great antipathy for writing vocabulary sentences.
1. The man’s speech was imbued with the beliefs of Transcendentalists like Thoreau and Emerson.
2. The man was averse to the idea of riding the rollercoaster, for he thought it to be far too fast.
3. The boy’s remonstrance against having to do his homework was ignored by his mother.
4. The sunglasses, which the boy wore to look cool, proved to be expedient in protecting his eyes on the sunny day.
5. The deputation chosen to decide on issues in the small country was highly corrupt, for it was constantly bribed by the dictator.
6. The teacher abashed the student by bringing the attention of the class to a wrong answer to an obvious question on the test.
7. The explorer found himself in quite a horrible plight when he realized he forgot both his compass and his map.
8. The woman was very doubtful of the alleged wizard’s preternatural powers, even after he disappeared into a puff of smoke.
9. The boy showed antipathy to the proposition that he should try riding unicycle down his driveway, for he was sure it would end badly.
10. Although the boy was indeed irreproachable, the teacher believed that he was the one who threw the piece of paper.
11. Although the ice pack mitigated a good amount of the pain in his broken leg, the man was still unable to walk to his job.
12. The old color of my house was quite an eyesore; now that we have painted it, it is more comely.
13. The torpor of the lazy employee bothered his coworker greatly; the latter was hardworking, yet they were both paid the same amount.
1. The sexton had to rise early every morning to get the church ready for services.
2. His clerical duties as associate pastor were fewer than the clerical duties of the pastor.
3. She was so inanimate that one person actually compared her to a lifeless rock.
4. After she dropped her friend’s new phone, Ellie sensed her friend’s perturbation.
5. The unwonted low temperatures in the middle of August caught the weather station by surprise.
6. The indecorous restaurant received one star from the harsh critic.
7. Profane actions will not be accepted in Catholic schools and will result in immediate detention.
8. Many students often visit the sagacious professor who is known to give intuitive advice.
9. The son could tell that his father was aging because of his hoary hair color and slow pace.
10. The vagary in the child’s behavior caused the parents to send him to a counselor.
My mom has always imbued me to continue on the right path where virtually no harm will ever come to me.
The adverse statements towards the proposed bill in the senate brought about much uproar and almost instigated a rebellion.
The remonstrance of opposition toward the call of the foul on the basketball court was unbelievable.
He was expedient when it came to certain things but when it came to others he totally crossed the line.
Throughout the deputation there was a great sigh of relief when the realization struck that the imposing bill was vetoed by the president.
I am sometimes abashed to call you my friend when you do crazy and weird things.
The camper’s plight caused him to have dire need for water when he ran out and could not find any.
The preternatural vision he had was very strange and gave some insight into how he has a very different and unique personality.
The antipathy was so great that she wanted to just slap him across the face for what he had done to her.
The seemingly irreproachable teacher finally made one mistake that the class soon pointed out.
I wish someone would mitigate my pain.
The comely painting was so beautiful and it had the perfect place to hang in the museum so that all could see its wonders.
The torpor patient was brain dead due to the horrific car accident they were just in.
1. Although his semblance portrayed him as a low-life snob, he was actually a really nice guy.
2. The sexton threatened to call the police for trespassing when our car broke down on the church's grounds.
3. I was shocked when I realized the priest did not remember his clerical duties.
4. Joe was so exhausted that he did not realize that he had been talking to an inanimate object which he mistaked for his mom.
5. When the red car rear-ended her, Jenny's perturbation was visible through her body language.
6. Although the court case she just lost reeked of iniquity, Megan managed to keep a smile on her face.
7. The little girl always has a smile on her face; seeing her upset is unwonted.
8. While the majority of people will look normal, there will always be a small of group of people at Homecoming who will wear indecorous outfits.
9. The sagacious old man always seemed to have the best advice for me whenever I went through a rough time.
10. The little boy did not realize that using his Bible as a footrest was extremely profane.
1. The Church sexton is always ready to ring the bell when Mass is going to begin
2. The happy semblance that the boy showed was a cover for his unhappiness.
3. The priest disobeyed his clerical duties when he abused the child.
4. The family knew it was time to get help when the child grew afraid of an inanimate object.
5. When he heard the bad news, his perturbation was shown as his face got red.
6. The iniquity of the teacher blatantly singling out a student caused her to be fired.
7. The unwonted weather these days allows for days in February to be sixty degrees.
8. The joke was funny to some people but indecorous to most.
9. The profane comment that the man made during the religious ceremony was sacrilegious and had no place in that forum.
10. The boy’s sagacious grandfather was always telling him stories and giving him advice.
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