A Raisin in the Sun Vocab Flashcards by Stella Bjork | Brainscape

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Undistinguished (adj)

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Common; nothing special

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Pretense (noun)

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pretending or feigning; make-believe; a false show of something

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Exasperated (adj)

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irritated; provoked; irked

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Viciously (adverb)

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with violence or fury

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Vindicated (verb)

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cleared of accusation, blame, or doubt

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Proposition (noun)

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a suggested plan

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Vengeance (noun)

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Revenge

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Tentatively (adverb)

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uncertainly

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Furtively (adverb)

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stealthily; in a way that hides motive

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Futile (adj)

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useless

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Tyrant (noun)

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dictator; harsh ruler

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Forlornly (adverb)

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pitifully; desperately; hopelessly

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Mutilated (verb)

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maimed; damaged

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Assimilationism (verb)

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belief that minority cultures should be absorbed into a dominant culture

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Insinuatingly

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with more meaning than is spoken; implied

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Haphazardly

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carelessly

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Arrogant

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proud; haughty

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Eccentric

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deviating from the norm; strange

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Oppressive

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tyrannical

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Cliché

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overused expression or idea

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Plaintively

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sorrowfully; pathetically

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Menacingly

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threateningly

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Exuberant

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marked by unrestrained enthusiasm

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Presumably

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probably; reasonably supposed

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Rebuff

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blunt refusal

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Revelation

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new information

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Amiably

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good-naturedly

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Ludicrous

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ridiculous

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Ominous

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menacing; threatening

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Plunder

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to rob; to loot

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Wrought

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shaped; made

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Monologue

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one speech by one person

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Eccentricity

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quality of being strange or unusual in behavior

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Epitaph

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inscription on a tomb stone

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Amid

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among; in the midst of