Death of a Salesman Study Guide

Vocabulary flashcards based on key terms from the Death of a Salesman study guide.

Jovial

Genial; gay; happy

Mercurial

Changeable; fickle; volatile

Turbulent

Tumultuous; agitated

Vital

Necessary; essential

Agitation

Emotional disturbance

Pompous

Self-important; pretentious

Indignantly

Expressing anger at injustice

Insinuates

Implies; suggests

Immersed

Engrossed; completely absorbed

Incipient

Just beginning to appear

Anemic

Pale; weak; lifeless

Scrim

Opaque or transparent curtain

Incarnate

In human form

Laconic

Unexcitable; impassive

Trepidation

Fearful uncertainty; anxiety

Stolid

Brief or terse in speech

Ignoramus

Ignorant person

Enterprises

Business organizations

Stance

Way of standing

Imbue

Inspire with emotions or ideas

Surlily

Gloomily, sullenly

Philandering

Engaging in passing love affairs

Remiss

Careless, negligent

Incredulously

Skeptically

Candidly

Openly, honestly

Raucous

Loud and rowdy; noisy

Implacably

Not able to be quieted

Immobile

Not movable

Seething

Boiling with anger

Pulsation

Rhythmic beating