Raisin ii +iii Flashcards

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coquettishly

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(of a woman) characteristically flirtatious, especially in a teasing, lighthearted manner

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imploring

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to make urgent or piteous supplication

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plaintively

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expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful

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eccentric

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deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd

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enrapture

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to move to rapture; delight beyond measure

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amiably

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friendly; sociable

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deplore

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to disapprove of; censure

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melodrama

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a dramatic form that does not observe the laws of cause and effect and that exaggerates emotion and emphasizes plot or action at the expense of characterization

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enunciating

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to state or declare definitely, as a theory

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exuberant

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abounding in vitality; extremely joyful and vigorous

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facetiousness

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not meant to be taken seriously or literally

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gall

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bitterness of spirit; rancor; impudence; effrontery

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nonplussed

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to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely

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rebuffs

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a peremptory refusal of a request, offer, etc.; snub; a blunt or abrupt rejection, as of a person making advances

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strident

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having a shrill, irritating quality or character

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undaunted

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undismayed; not discouraged; not forced to abandon purpose or effort

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flippancy

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frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity

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ornate

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elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so

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bourgeois

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member of the middle class; a shopkeeper or merchant

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wrought

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elaborated; embellished; produced or shaped by beating with a hammer, as iron or silver articles