Raisin in the Sun Act II and III Vocab

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26 Terms

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coquettishly

in a flirting manner

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decisive

firm

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deplore

to disapprove strongly

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4

facetiousness

a joking manner

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5

imploring

begging

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incredulity

disbelief

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ludicrous

laughable

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8

plaintively

sorrowfully

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9

rebuff

reject; push away

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10

resignation

passive acceptance

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11

retardation

a slowing down

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12

scrutinize

to examine carefully

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13

tentatively

unsurely

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14

anguished

showing great suffering

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15

despise

to hate or show scorn

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16

entrepreneur

a person who starts a business

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17

epitaph

an inscription on a tomb

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18

flippancy

speaking in a light or disrespectful manner

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19

idealist

a dreamer

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20

mirage

something that seems real but is not

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21

ominous

threatening

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22

plunder

to rob by force

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23

precariously

unsteadily, unsafely

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reflectively

with careful thought

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25

reverie

dream; vision

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26

wrought

made; brought into being

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