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A Rasin In The Sun
vocab words
36
Language - English
10th Grade
12/03/2012

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assimilationist
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a person who advocates or participates in racial or cultural integration
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bastion
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a protected place
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beseechingly
Definition
to beg for urgently or anxiously
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defiance
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resistful towards something
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doggedly
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marked by stubborn determination
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evading
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to slip away/to take refuge
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exasperated
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to enrage
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forlornly
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sad and lonely because of iscolation
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furtively
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done by stealth
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haphazardly
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marked by lack of plan, order or direction
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heathenism
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strange, uncivilized
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inappropriately
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unsuitable
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indignantly
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feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair/resentful-angry
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insinuatingly
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suggest or hint (something negative) in an indirect and unpleasent way
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useless
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not fulfilling or not expected to achieve the intended purpose or desired outcome
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graft
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a shoot inserted into a slit of stock
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ledger
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a book or other collection of financial accounts of a particular type
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mechanically
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in a mechanical manner
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mutilated
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inflicted a violent and disfiguring injury on
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permeated
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spread throughout; pervade
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pretenses
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an attempt to make something that is not the case appear to be true
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proposition
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a statement or assertion that expresses a judgement or opinion
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quizzical
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indication mild or amused puzzelment
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raptly
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deeply moved or inspired
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raucous
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making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise
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recitation
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written matter that is recited from memory
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rousing
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exciting
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suppress
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forcibly put an end to
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stupor
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a state of unconciousness or insensibility
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tentatively
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not fully worked out, concluded or agreed on
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tyrant
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a cruel and oppresive ruler
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undistinguished
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insignificant; not worth of notice
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vain
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being full of yourself; demeaning towards others
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vegeance
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revenge
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viciously
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cruel/violent
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vindicated
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clear blame or suspicion (of someone)
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