A Raisin In The Sun Flashcards

(68 cards)

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Vigorous; intense

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Rousing

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A daze; mental unawareness

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Stupor

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Futile; failing to achieve the desired result

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Vain

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Annoyed; irritated; fed up

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Exasperated

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Acting like a machine

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Mechanically

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Justified ; proven right

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Vindicated

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Resistance

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Defiance

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Proposal or plan

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Proposition

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The Illegal or unfair acquisition of money

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Graft

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Spread through; diffused

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Permeated

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Stubbornly

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Doggedly

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A book Used to record accounts and transactions

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Ledger

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Done secretly

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Furtively

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Harsh sounding; loud

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Raucous

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Strong, secure stronghold

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Bastion

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Righteously angry

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Indignantly

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Done Sorrowfully, usually due to being abandoned

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Forlornly

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To keep secret

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Suppress

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Puzzled; confused

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Quizzical

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Advocate of blending in with the culture

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Assimilationist

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Reciting a memorized speech

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Recitation

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Escaping; eluding

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Evading

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In a deeply engaged manner

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Raptly

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In a begging or pleading manner

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Beseechingly

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Slowly walks in measured steps as if on display
Promenades
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Confused and surprised briefly
Dumbfounded
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With careful attention
Intently
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Odd; different from the norm
Eccentric
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To put under or plunge into water; figuratively, to hide or cover something
Submerge
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Excessively proper
Primly
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Examining in detail
Scrutinizing
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Mythical figure who stole fire from the gods or humans
Prometheus
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Sorrowfully
Plaintively
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Acceptance of the inevitable or unavoidable
Resignation
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To come out from
Emerge
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In a threatening way
Menacingly
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Begging; pleading
Imploring
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Doubt; disbelief
Incredulity
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Refuses
Rebuffs
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Deceitful; dishonest
Deceptive
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Tragedy; large-scale disaster
Catastrophe
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Not discouraged
Undaunted
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Confused;stymied
Nonplussed
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Disclosure or realization that reveals previously hidden information
Revelation
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Loud ; irritating; high - pitched
Strident
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High-level of joy
Exuberant
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Silent communication using hands and facial expressions
Pantomimes
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Stating clearly and distinctly
Enunciating
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Worked at a task
Labored
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Despise; have utter discuss for
Deplore
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Nerve;insolence
Gall
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Joking or jesting, often inappropriate
Facetiousness
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Amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity
Ludicrous
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Emotional disturbance
Agitation
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Waits around; moves slowly
Lingers
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Pains or makes ill
Ails
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Steal; take forcefully
Plunder
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Optical illusion; something you see that isn't there
Mirage
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Above the ordinary
Exceptional
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Movement backward; going from a better to worse state
Retrogression
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Out of style
Outmoded
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Casualness; without seriousness
Flippancy
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Long speech by an individual
Monologue
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Sentence or phrase that summarizes a person's life or character
Epitaph
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Dream-like state
Reverie
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Quickly; speedily
Briskly
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Placed dangerously
Precariously
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false appearances or reasons
Pretenses