Question options:
A. Unremarkable, forgettable
B. Unintelligent, not educated
C. Unimpressive, poorly built
D. Unfavorable, boding ill
Answer:
Unfavorable, boding ill
Explanation:
The Scarlet Letter is a romantic historical fiction story written by an American author Nathaniel Hawthorne that was published in 1850.
While reading this excerpt from chapter 1 of The Scarlet Letter, the meaning of the inauspicious portal is unfavorable or ill bonding.