The Hawaiian Literary Tradition is generating a large cluster of vocabulary in context questions. Each question stresses that contemporary Hawaiian literature is linked to the traditional stories of the Kanaka Maoli, or Native Hawaiian people. These stories PERMEATE or spread through and are thus an integral part of modern Hawaiian culture.
SAT test writers use several key words to describe the deeply rooted cultural CONTINUITY or uninterrupted connections between contemporary writers and their cultural predecessors. Many questions emphasize that these links are INEXTRICABLE or so closely tied that they cannot be separated. For example, modern novelists, poets, and playwrights often DERIVE or obtain themes from the exploits of traditional Hawaiian deities.
Questions in the Hawaiian Literary Cluster include several tempting but incorrect answers. For example, modern Hawaiian literature is not intended to SUPPLANT or replace traditional stories. Instead, contemporary writers deeply respect the work of their predecessors. As a result, modern and traditional stories are harmonious and not INCONGRUOUS or contradictory.
PERMEATE – to spread throughout something
CONTINUITY – an uninterrupted connection
INEXTRICABLE – closely tied; inseparable
DERIVE – obtained from