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RAISIN IN THE SUN VOCAB Flashcards

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undistinguished

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adj. common, nothing special

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pretense

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n. pretending or feigning

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exasperated

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adj. irritated; provoked; irked

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viciously

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adv. with violence or fury

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sullen

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adj. showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve

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vindicated

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v. cleared of accusation, blame, or doubt

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proposition

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n. a suggested plan

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vengeance

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n. revenge

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tentatively

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adv. uncertainly

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furtively

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adv. stealthily, in a way that hides motive

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futile

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adj. useless

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tyrant

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n. dictator, harsh ruler

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forlornly

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adv. pitifully; desperately; hopelessly

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mutilated

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adj. maimed; damaged

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assimilationism

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n. belief that minority cultures should be absorbed into a dominant culture

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insinuatingly

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adv. with more meaning than is spoked; implied

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haphazardly

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adv. carelessly

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arrogant

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adj. proud, haughty

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eccentric

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adj. deviating from the norm; strange

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oppressive

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adj. tyrannical

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cliche (with an accent)

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n. 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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adv. threatenignly

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exuberant

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adj. marked by unrestrained enthusiasm

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presumably

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adv. probably; reasonably supposed

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rebuff

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n. blunt refusal

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revelation

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n. new information

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amiably

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adv. good-naturedly

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ludicrous

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adj. ridiculous

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ominous

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adj. menacing; threatening

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plunder

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v. to rob; to loot

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wrought

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v. shaped; made

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monologue

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n. long speech by one person

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eccentricity

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n. quality of being strange or unusual in behavior

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epitaph

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n. inscription on a tombstone

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amid

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adv. among; in the midst of

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