Semester review A Raisin in the Sun VOCAB Flashcards

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Deferred

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Delay;postpone

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2
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Vindicated

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Cleared, avenged, justified, defended

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3
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Graft

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Bribe

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4
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Coquettishly

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flirtingly

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5
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Forlornly

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helplessly, miserably

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6
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Exasperated

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to make very angry or impatient; greatly annoyed

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7
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indictment

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accusation, charge

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8
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Rigidity

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unbending, inflexible

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Idle

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not active, not working; lazy

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10
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Grudgingly

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To be reluctant to give in or admit; to resent for having

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11
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Graphically

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Describe in vivid detail

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12
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Conspicuously

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obviously, celebrated, important, easily noticed

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13
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Assimilation

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merging of cultures, bringing together, minority adopts major culture

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14
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Heathenism

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irreligious, uncivilized, barbaric

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acute

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sharp, intense, penetrating

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16
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Recitation

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Repeat from memory

17
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insinuatingly

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Suggestive; provoking, doubt or suspicion

18
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Enrapture

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to fill with delight

19
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Burlesque

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ludicrous or mocking imitation, often vulgar

20
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Idiom

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expression whose meaning cannot be derived from literal translation of words
(“raining cats and dogs”)

21
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Raunchiness

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sloppy, shabby, noisy

22
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Presumably

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taking something for granted, assuming

23
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Facetious

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humorous, joking slyly, witty, sarcastic

24
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Incredulity

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lack of belief, doubt, skepticism

25
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Vain

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Lacking substances or worth, fruitless, without importance