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  1. witty
    demonstrating striking cleverness and humor
    I feel pretty,
    Oh, so pretty,
    I feel pretty, and witty and bright
  2. modest
    humble in spirit or manner
    Modest and pure,
    Polite and refined,
    Well-bred and mature
    And out of her mind!
  3. refined
    cultivated and genteel
    Modest and pure,
    Polite and refined,
    Well-bred and mature
    And out of her mind!
  4. quaint
    attractively old-fashioned
    They have a quaint old-fashioned custom in this country, Maria: they get married here before the wedding night.
  5. flounce
    walk in an emphatic or exaggerated way
    They shake their heads at him and flounce out.
  6. flail
    thrash about
    Then the apartment itself goes, and the two lovers begin to run, battering against the walls of the city, beginning to break through as chaotic figures of the gangs, of violence, flail around them.
  7. hostility
    a state of deep-seated ill-will
    They begin to dance, to play: no sides, no hostility now; just joy and pleasure and warmth.
  8. procession
    the action of a group moving ahead in regular formation
    The lovers hold out their hands to each other; the others follow suit: Jets to Sharks; Sharks to Jets. And they form what is almost a procession winding its triumphant way through this would-be world, as they sing the words of the song with wonderment.
  9. wonderment
    the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
    The lovers hold out their hands to each other; the others follow suit: Jets to Sharks; Sharks to Jets. And they form what is almost a procession winding its triumphant way through this would-be world, as they sing the words of the song with wonderment.
  10. tenement
    a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards
    The harsh shadows, the fire escapes of the real, tenement world cloud the sky, and the figures of Riff and Bernardo slowly walk on.
  11. deprived
    marked by a state of extreme poverty
    It keeps us deprived kids off the foul streets.
  12. pastime
    an interest or pursuit that someone pursues regularly
    A place for pleasant pastimes—And for us, born like we was on the hot pavements—
  13. delinquent
    a young offender
    We’re cruddy juvenile delinquents.
  14. analyst
    a licensed practitioner of Freudian psychiatric techniques
    Officer Krupke, you’re really a square;
    This boy don’t need a judge, he needs a analyst’s care!
  15. neurosis
    a mental illness that makes you behave in an unusual way
    It’s just his neurosis that oughta be curbed—
    He’s psychologically disturbed!
  16. curb
    lessen the intensity of
    It’s just his neurosis that oughta be curbed—
    He’s psychologically disturbed!
  17. depraved
    deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper
    In the opinion of this court, this child is depraved on account he ain’t had a normal home.
  18. antisocial
    hostile to or disruptive of normal standards of behavior
    It’s not I’m antisocial,
    I’m only antiwork.
  19. infiltrate
    enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members
    I figgered somebody oughta infiltrate PR territory and spy around.
  20. liaison
    a means of communication between groups
    You get a hold of the girls and send ’em out as liaison runners so we’ll know who’s found Tony where.
  21. upright
    straight in position or posture
    At a distance a police siren sounds, and the knocking is now very loud. Tony bolts upright.
  22. prattle
    speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly
    She stands staring at it coldly as Maria prattles to her through the door.
  23. epithet
    a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
    The taunting breaks out into a wild, savage dance, with epithets hurled at Anita, who is encircled and driven by the whole pack.
  24. falter
    move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
    Maria catches him and cradles him in her arms as he falters to the ground.
  25. bewildered
    extremely confused and uncertain what to do
    Chino stands very still, bewildered by the gun dangling from his hand.
Created on Wed Jun 12 10:44:20 EDT 2019 (updated Wed Jun 12 14:32:27 EDT 2019)

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