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Raisin In The Sun Flashcards

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Jubilant

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To express or feel great joy and satisfaction

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To express or feel great joy or satisfaction

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Jubilant

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Ecstatic
Triumphant
Happy

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Jubilant

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The girl had a ____ smile when she found out she made the basketball team

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Jubilant

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Reverent

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Expressing or feeling a deep respect

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Expressing or feeling a deep respect

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Reverent

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Respectful
Gracious
Appreciative

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Reverent

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The people mourned the soldier for one last ____ moment before leaving the cemetery.

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Reverent

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Cautionary

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To serve as a warning

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To serve as a warning

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Cautionary

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Admonitory
Warning
Preventative

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Cautionary

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The custodian put up a ____ wet floor sign so that no one would slip and fall

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Cautionary

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Mocking

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Imitating or making fun of with ridicule

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Imitating or making fun of with ridicule

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Mocking

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Teasing

Taunting

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Mocking

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16
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The boy made fun of the woman for wanting to get an education in a ____ tone

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Mocking

17
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Indignant

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Feeling or showing anger or annoyance because of something unjust or unfair

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Feeling or showing anger or annoyance because of something unjust or unfair

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Indignant

19
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Aggrieved

Resentful

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Indignant

20
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The woman was ____ but still let them search her bag for stolen items

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Indignant

21
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Pleading

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The action of evoking emotional appeal in someone else

22
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The action of evoking emotional appeal in someone else

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Pleading

23
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Begging

Beseeching

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Pleading

24
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Walter’s ____ of using Mama’s $10,000 on a liquor store was rejected by the majority of his family

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Pleading

25
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Urging

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Pushing or forcing along

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Pushing or forcing along

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Urging

27
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Suggesting

Advancing

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Urging

28
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It took a little ____ to calm the obedient child down

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Urging

29
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Having a characteristic of blaming

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Accusatory

30
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Accusatory

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Having a characteristic of blaming

31
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Denunciatory

Incriminatory

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Accusatory

32
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He shouted with an ____ tone, “it was him who stole my money!”

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Accusatory

33
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Judgemental

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Displaying a very critical perspective

34
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Displaying a very critical perspective

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Judgemental

35
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Captious

Critical

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Judgemental

36
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The white makes have a very _____ look towards the African Americans every time they saw them on the street

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Judgemental

37
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Nostalgic

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Experiencing a yearning for the return to a happier time/place

38
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Experiencing a yearning for the return to a happier time/place

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Nostalgic

39
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Wistful
Yearning
Reminiscent

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Nostalgic

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