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A Raisin in the Sun
Vocabulary for Act I
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Literature
12th Grade
03/08/2009

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CONTRADICTIONS
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PROPOSITION, STATEMENT, OR PHRASE THAT ASSERTS BOTH TRUTH AND FALSITY OF SOMETHING
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PRETENSES
Definition
INADEQUATE OR INSINCERE ATTEMPT TO ATTAIN A CERTAIN CONDITION OR QUALITY
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ERRATIC
Definition
CHARACTERIZED BY LACK OF CONSISTENCY, REGULARITY, OR UNIFORMITY
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INDICTMENT
Definition
CHARGING A PERSON WITH AN OFFENSE
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ABRUPTLY
Definition
SUDDEN CHANGE WITHOUT WARNING
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DEFIANCE
Definition
RESISTANCE; WILLINGNESS TO CONTEND OR FIGHT
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SACRIFICES
Definition
SOMETHING GIVEN UP OR LOST
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SELF-RIGHTEOUSLY
Definition
CONVINCED OF ONE'S OWN RIGHTEOUSNESS ESPECIALLY IN CONTRAST WITH THE ACTION OF OTHERS; NARROW-MINDEDLY MORALISTIC
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DISSOLVED
Definition
TO CAUSE TO DISPERSE OR DISAPPEAR
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NEUROTIC
Definition
A MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL DISORDER THAT AFFECTS ONLY ONE PART OF THE PERSONALITY
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ELABORATE
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PLANNED OR CARRIED OUT WITH GREAT CARE
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SEMICONSCIOUSNESS
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IMPERFECTLY AWARE OR RESPONSIVE
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CONSCIOUSNESS
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AWARENESS; STATE OF BEING AWARE ESPECIALLY OF SOMETHING WITHIN ONESELF
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EXOTIC
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STRIKINGLY, EXCITINGLY, OR MYSTERIOUSLY DIFFERENT OR UNUSUAL
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REFRAIN
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TO KEEP ONESELF FROM DOING, FEELING, OR INDULGING IN SOMETHING AND ESPECIALLY FROM FOLLOWING A PASSING IMPULSE
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CHAUFFEUR
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A PERSON EMPLOYED TO DRIVE A MOTOR VEHICLE
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