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Raisin in the Sun Vocabulary
Acts I-III
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English
11th Grade
05/20/2015
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defiance
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resistance
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doggedly
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stubbornly
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exasperated
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annoyed; irritated; fed up
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furtively
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done secretly
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futile
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useless
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graft
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the illegal or unfair acquisition of money
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ledger
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a book used to record accounts and transactions
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mechanically
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acting like a machine
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permeated
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spread throughout; diffused
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pretenses
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false appearances or reasons
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proposition
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proposal or plan
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raucous
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harsh sounding; loud
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rousing
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vigorous; intense
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stupor
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a daze; mental unawareness
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tentatively
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cleared of accusation; blame, suspicion or doubt
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tyrant
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ruler who exercises power in a harsh, cruel manner
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undistinguished
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common; nothing special
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vain
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futile; failing to achieve the desired result
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vengeance
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with violence or fury
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viciously
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violently; maliciously
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vindicated
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justified; proven right
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assimilationist
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advocate of blending in with the culture
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bastion
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strong, secure stronghold
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beseechingly
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in a begging or pleading manner
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evading
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escaping; eluding
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forlornly
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looking pitiful, desperate or hopeless
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haphazardly
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without care; characterized by chance
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heathenism
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“religion” of those who don’t believe in God and/or are uncivilized
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inappropriately
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unsuitably; improperly
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indignantly
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righteously angry
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insinuatingly
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with more meaning than the spoken word
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mutilated
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maimed; damaged
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quizzical
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puzzled; confused
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raptly
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in a deeply engaged manner
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recitation
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reciting a memorized speech
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suppress
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to keep secret
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arrogant
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overbearingly proud; haughty
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clich
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trite or over used expression or idea
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coquettishly
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in a manner befitting a woman who flirts with men
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dumbfounded
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confused and surprised briefly
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eccentric
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odd; different from the norm
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emerge
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to come out from
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imploring
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begging; pleading
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incredulity
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doubt; disbelief
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intently
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with careful attention
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menacingly
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in a threatening way
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oppressive
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tyrannical
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plaintively
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sorrowfully
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primly
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excessively proper
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promenades
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slowly walks in measured steps as if on display
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Prometheus
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mythical figure who stole fire from the gods for humans
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resignation
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acceptance of the inevitable or unavoidable
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sarcastically
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in a manner using statements or implications opposite to the underlying meaning
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scrutinizing
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examining in detail
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submerge
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to put under or plunge into water; figuratively, to hid or cover something
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agitation
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emotional disturbance
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amiably
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good naturedly
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catastrophe
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tragedy; large-scale disaster
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deceptive
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deceitful; dishonest
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deplore
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despise; have utter disgust for
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desperation
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condition of being driven to take almost any risk as a last resort
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enunciating
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stating clearly and distinctly
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exuberant
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high level of joy
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facetiousness
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joking or jesting; often inappropriate
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gall
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nerve; insolence
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labored
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worked at a task
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ludicrous
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amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity
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nonplussed
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confused; stymied
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pantomimes
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silent communication using hands and facial expressions
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presumably
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probably; reasonably supposed
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rebuffs
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refuses
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revelation
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disclosure or realization that reveals previously hidden information
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strident
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loud; irritating; high-pitched
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undaunted
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not discouraged
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ails
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pains or makes ill
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amid
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among; in the midst of
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briskly
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quickly; speedily
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despair
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hopelessness
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epitaph
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sentence or phrase that summarizes a person’s life or character
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exceptional
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above the ordinary
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flippancy
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casualness; without seriousness
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lingers
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waits around; moves slowly
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mirage
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optical illusion; something you see that isn’t there
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monologue
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long speech by an individual
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ominous
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menacing; threatening
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outmoded
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out of style
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penetrated
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pierced; affected; diffused
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plunder
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steal; take forcefully
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precariously
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placed dangerously
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retrogression
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movement backward; going from a better to worse state
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reverie
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dream-like state
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wrought
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shaped; made
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