A Raisin in the Sun Flashcards

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undistinguished

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Common, nothing special

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pretense

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

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exasperated

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irritated; provoked; irked

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viciously

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with violence or fury

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sullen

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howing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve

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vindicated

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cleared of accusation, blame, or doubt

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proposition

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a suggested plan

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8
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vengeance

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revenge

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tentatively

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uncertainly

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furtively

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stealthily; in a way that hides motive

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futile

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useless `

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12
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tyrant

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dictator; harsh ruler

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13
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forlornly

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pitifully; desperately; hopelessly

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14
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mutilated

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maimed; damaged

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15
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assimilationism

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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

20
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oppressive

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tyrannical

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cliché

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trite or 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
probably; reasonably supposed
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rebuff
blunt refusal
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revelation
new information
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amiably
good-naturedly
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ludicrous
ridiculous
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ominous
menacing; threatening
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plunder
to rob; to loot
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wrought
shaped; made
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monologue
long speech by one person
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eccentricity
quality of being strange or unusual in behavior
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epitaph
inscription on a tombstone
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amid
among; in the midst of