Death of A Salesman Vocabulary
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nicolelelee on April 23, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 mercurial | quick and changeable in temperament |
| sentiment | tender, romantic or nostalgic feeling |
| agitation | disturbance- disturbance; annoyance |
| idealist | one who sees the best things in life |
| avidly | enthusiastically; with great interest |
| enthralled | held spellbound; captivated |
| insinuates | becomes introduced gradually |
| incipient | beginning to emerge |
| liable | likely; at risk of experiencing something unpleasant |
| incarnate | personified; given a human form to |
| laconic | using few words |
| trepidation | a state of alarm or dread |
| dispel | to rid one's mind of |
| philandering | engaging in many casual love affairs |
| remiss | not attending to duty; negligent; careless |
| subdued | made less intense; toned down |
| solidified | made strong, sturdy or stable |
| intent | concentrating; engrossed |
| dictation | to say aloud to be recorded and written by another |
| solitary | existing alone |
| comradeship | friendship; spirit of working together for the common good |
| incredulously | unbelievingly |
| carte blanche | with full permission; unrestricted authority |
| candidly | characterized by openness; frankly |
| raucous | rough-sounding; harsh;boisterous |
| agonized | suffering great anguish |
| gist | main idea |
| clinches | settles something conclusively |
| falters | stumbles; moves unsteadily |
| befuddled | confused |
| overstrung | pushed to one's emotional limit |
| elegiacally | sadfully or mournfully |
| obstreperous | noisly or unruly |
| reticence | taciturn; reserved or reluctant |
| crestfallen | disheartened; dejected |
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