Vocab list D
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brynleighx3 on April 14, 2010
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A Raisin in the Sun
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21 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 resonant | having a prolonged or lasting effect beyond the initial impact |
| respective | relating two or more things in the order in which they are mentioned (the upstairs and downstairs rooms in Connelly are red and green, respectively) |
| resurgence | a continuing after an interruption or weakening |
| revival | a restoration of life or spirit |
| presage | to indicate in advance or predict |
| ferment | a state of agitation or turbulent change |
| eradicate | to get rid of as if by tearing up by the roots |
| penultimate | next to last |
| portend | to predict or warn ahead of time |
| dilute | to water down or decrease the strength, brilliance, or pureness of |
| censor | to suppress what is objectionable |
| countenance | appearance, expression on of the face |
| vitiate | reduce the value of |
| reserved | self restrained |
| unreserved | not holding back |
| streamlined | constructed in a way that offers the least resistance to flow, reduced to essentials, lacking anything extra |
| manifest | obvious, clearly apparent to the sight or understanding |
| implicit | implied or understood though not directly expressed |
| colossal | immense (of a size or degree which is almost unbelievable) |
| virulent | (extremely infectious or) poisonous |
| egregious | conspicuously bad or offensive |
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