The Grapes of Wrath Flashcards
ACT vocabulary for The Grapes of Wrath (120 cards)
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drone
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speaking in a monotonous tone; a low humming sound
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ecstasy
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extreme happiness
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eddy
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a current or air or water moving circularly
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fallow
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inactive; plowed but not sowed
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fatuous
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foolish; sillyin an obnoxious way; inane
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fermement
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state of agitation; commotion
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ferocity
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savagery
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fertile
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capable of reproducing
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fetid
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having an offensive smell; malodorous
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fledgling
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an immature or inexperienced person; a young bird
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fret
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to worry or be annoyed
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fruitless
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unproductive; unsuccessful
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furrow
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to make wrinkles or grooves
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gaunt
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very thin; emaciated; angular
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germinate
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to sprout; to begin to grow; evolve
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giddy
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dizzy
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gnarl
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to twist extensively
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grate
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to cause irritation
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gravity
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seriousness; importance
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humility
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the quality or state of being humble in spirit
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hypocrite
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one who is insincere or deceitful
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imperious
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extremely overbearing
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imperturbable
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marked by extreme calm, impassivity, assurance
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indignation
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anger as a result of something unjust
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inveterate
firmly established, habitual, deep-rooted
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iridescence
the quality of exhibiting rainbow-like colors
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irrigate
to supply with water
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knotty
so complicated that it can probably not be solved
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languid
slow, sluggish, listless, weak
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lecher
one who indulges excessively in sexual activity
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abase
to degrade; to humiliate
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aloof
apart; indifferent
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angular
lean; sharp cornered
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animosity
harsh feelings; enmity; resentment; hatred
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apprehend
to seize, arrest, or take into custody; to understand
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belligerent
waging war; inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness
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bemuse
to confuse or to bewilder
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blighted
destroyed or caused by decline or decay
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bloat
to swell; to become turgid
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brittle
fragile; frail; easily damaged
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circuitous
indirect; roundabout
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clamor
loud nois or shouting
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complacency
state of being self-satisfied
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compress
to contract; to reducein size or volume
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conjecture
an inference or conclusion drawn from guesswork
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contempt
scorn; extreme dislike or disdain
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contrite
extremely apologetic; remorseful; repentant
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corrugated
bent into folds
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cynical
given to faultfinding, sneering, and sarcasm
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declivity
downward slope
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decorouseness
proper behaviour
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deft
skillful; androit
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degeneration
a state of decline
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demure
serious, reserved; coy
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despairing
hopeless; fellling futility
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destitution
state of being extremely poor; in extreme want
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dilation
expansion
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dissipation
wasteful spending; squandering
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docile
easily managed; obedient; passive
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drawl
to speak slowly with long drawn out vowels
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lithe
flexible and graceful
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luxuriant
abundant growth, very fertile
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malice
desier to harm others
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mellow
pleasingly mild
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methodical
proceeding in a regular or systematic order
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migratory
moving from place to place, wandering
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morose
being sullen or gloomy
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nebulous
difficult to see, vague
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nonchalance
indifference, showing little interest
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obscure
lacking clarity of feature or sharpness of outline
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ominous
threatening
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paradoxical
something that appears false but is actually correct
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parch
to become dry from heat, to shrivel from heat
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pare
to reduce or lessen
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penitent
showing or feeling regret for wrongdoing, repentant
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petulance
unreasonable touchiness or irritability
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pinnacle
the peak or highest point
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pique
resentment, irritation
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plumage
feathers of a birt
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poignant
piercing, incisive, keen
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prodigal
wasteful, a person given to extravagance
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prostration
stretched out due to lacking vitality and being
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querulous
constantly complaining, whining
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ravenous
urgently eager for food; craving for satisfaction
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refuge
shelter or place of protection
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relish
to take great pleasure or delight in
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repress
to restrain, hold back
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reproach
to blame for something, a disgrace
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restive
unwilling to yield or adjust
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revere
to honor, to regard with respect
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rivulet
a small stream, brook
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sated
satisfied fully, to indulge to excess
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satiric
characterized by or based on satire
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scurry
to hurry about, scamper
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scuttle
to sink--usually a ship
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serene
calm, placid
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shrill
a hight-pitched or piercing sound
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slovenly
messy, untidy, careless
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splice
to join
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stealthy
acting in a secret and sneaky way
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supplication
begging, humbly asking for a favor
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swell
to increase in size
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tentative
not fully worked out, provisional, uncertain
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tepid
moderately warm; lacking in passion, force
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titanic
massive, enormous scope
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transcended
surpassed, exceeded
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unkempt
disheveled in appearance
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vagrant
a wanderer who does not have a home
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vehement
forcefully expressing emotion or conviction
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vibrant
full of life
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virtuous
having excellent morals; righteous
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vivacious
full of life; very animated
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voluptuous
pleasurable to the senses; sensuous
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warp
to bend or twist out of shape
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warranted
justified
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waver
to show indecision or to vacillate
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wispy
small in amount; fragile; slight
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wooden
stiff; clumsy
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zenith
the highest point overhead; peak
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