Raisin in the Sun Act II and III Vocab

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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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facetiousness

a joking manner

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imploring

begging

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incredulity

disbelief

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ludicrous

laughable

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plaintively

sorrowfully

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rebuff

reject; push away

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resignation

passive acceptance

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retardation

a slowing down

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scrutinize

to examine carefully

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tentatively

unsurely

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anguished

showing great suffering

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despise

to hate or show scorn

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entrepreneur

a person who starts a business

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epitaph

an inscription on a tomb

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flippancy

speaking in a light or disrespectful manner

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idealist

a dreamer

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mirage

something that seems real but is not

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ominous

threatening

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plunder

to rob by force

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precariously

unsteadily, unsafely

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reflectively

with careful thought

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reverie

dream; vision

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wrought

made; brought into being