Glass Menagerie Vocab

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Archetype

an original model after which other similar things are patterned; prototype

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specter

a haunting or disturbing image or prospect

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confiscated

took

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satirical

using irony, sarcasm, or caustic wit to attack or expose folly, vice or stupidity

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querulous

given to complaining; peevish

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emulate

to try to equal or excel through imitation

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imminent

about to happen

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eloquent

characterized by persuasive, powerful discourse

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preposterous

absurd

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vestige

a visible trace of something that exists no more

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matriculating

enrolling

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emissary

an agent sent on a mission to represent another

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mastication

chewing

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slighted

made small in size, degree, or amount; lacking

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martyred

appeared as one who endures great suffering

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courting

to behave so as to invite or incur

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deception

a ruse; a trick

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patronage

support

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disposition

one’s usual mood; tempearament

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pleurosis

illness usually occurring as a complication of pneumonia

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negligence

failure to exercise reasonable care

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candelabrum

a large decorative candlestick with several branches

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intimated

hinted; told privately or subtly

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beleaguered

surrounded by

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propaganda

disinformation

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aptitude

ability; talent

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menagerie

a collection of wild animals on exhibition

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ominous

threatenting

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rejuvenated

made young again

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tyranny

extreme harshness or severity; rigor