| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Jovial | Having Hearty humor and good cheer, merry. (Most often ______....) |
| Mercurial | Fickle, quickly changing, moody. (she admires him, as though his ________ nature, his temper, her massive dreams and little cruelties.... |
| Repression | The act of pushing down or holding in certain desires or impulses; political repression = shutting down of people unfavorable to the government. (She has developed an Iron __________ of her execptions to Willy's behavior. |
| Turbulent | In a state of disturbance, disorder, agitation or tumult. " temper massive dreams etc.... served as sharpe reminders of the ___________ longings with him. |
| Trepidation | Fearful Hesitation, nervous trembling. |
| Crestfallen | Totally discouraged, drooping, disappointed. (he was _________ that you insulted his art work. |
| Avidly | Eagerly or enthusiastically desirous of something- at times with a connotation of greed. "Happy says ______, the Loman brothers eh. |
| Enthralled | Totally captivated, enchanted, or charmed. |
| Indignant | Feeling anger or disgust at something offensive, a "how dare you" feeling. As if your dignity had been insulted |
| Insinuate | To suggest or hint slyly or sneakily; to sneak in subtly and imperceptibly. " Music ________ itself as the leaves appear." |
| Approbation | Offical approval or support or praise. "He pauses, then nods in ___________, then looks upward. |
| Incipient | Just in an early state so that its harly noticeable- just beginning to appear. Willy, stopping the _______- arguement, to Happy" |
| Anemic | Sickly Pale, weak. |
| Commission | A payment you receive for each sale you make. Its the opposite of a salary |
| Primp | To decorate or groom yourself fussily, fix your hair (etc....) |
| Incarnate | taking the form of flesh, or the ultimate, quintessential example of a quality. (Hitler was an evil _________ |
| Laconic | Using very few words, brief, to the point. "He is a large man, slow of speech, __________, immovable. |
| Stolid | Not showing much emotion, stotic. "He is a _________ man, in his sixties, with a mustache and an authoritative tie. |
| Aura | A quality or atmosphere or general feeling coming from a person, place or thing-- "Uncle Ben...is utterly certain of his destiny, and there is an ______ of far places about him" |
| Lusty | Full of healty vigor, spirited, hearty. "Ben laughs _____________" |
| Audacity | Boldness or daring, at times with arrogant disregard for appropriateness or safety. An a___________ idea can be a good thing-- bold, new, fearless, path breaking; _____________ behavior behavior can also be insulting. -- "Ben giving weight to each word, and with a certain vicious __________________ |
| Philandering | Sleeping around with many women whom the man wouldn't commit to. -- "it that his reward- to turn around at the age of sixty-three and find his sons, who he loved better than his life. |
| Remiss | Negligent, careless, forgetful of ones duties-- " All right pal, all right. It's all settled now. I've been _____ |
| Self-Reproach | Blame cast on a person by his own conscience.--" Kneeling in front of her, in a feeling of ______ _________ |
| Feasible | Capable of being down, practical, possible--- "What a minute! I got an idea. I got a ______ idea." |
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