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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