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Insights and vocab of YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN

Faith- is your beliefs and name of the wife

Dusk - the darker stage of twilight

Pink ribbons - the wife Faith

Great black snake - evil creature from the story

Indescribable - too unusual, extreme or indefinite to describe

Acquaintance - a person's knowledge or experience of something

Sabbath-day - the 7th day of the week observed from Friday evening to Saturday evening as a day of rest and worship by Jews and some Christians (a time of rest)

Pious - making a hypocritical display of virtue

Catechism - a summary of the principles of Christian religion in the form of questions and answers used for the instruction of Christian's

Anointed - smear or rub with oil, typically as part a religious ceremony

Cognizance - knowledge, awareness, or notice

Astonishment - get surprise

Exhorted - strongly encourage or urge someone to do something

Ecclesiastical - relating to the Christian church or its clergy

Zenith - the time at which something is most powerful or successful



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