Unit 5: Novel Study: Death of a Salesman, Act I

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  1. transparent
    able to be seen through with clarity
  2. mercurial
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  3. crestfallen
    brought low in spirit
  4. contradict
    deny the truth of
  5. foundation
    the basis on which something is grounded
  6. crude
    conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
  7. agitation
    a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
  8. pompous
    puffed up with vanity
  9. approbation
    official recognition or commendation
  10. anemic
    lacking vigor or energy
  11. prohibit
    command against
  12. laconic
    brief and to the point
  13. aura
    distinctive but intangible quality around a person or thing
  14. dispel
    force to go away
  15. principal
    main or most important
  16. withdraw
    pull back or move away or backward
  17. surly
    unfriendly and inclined toward anger or irritation
  18. indignantly
    in a manner showing anger at something unjust or wrong
  19. philander
    have amorous affairs; of men
  20. remiss
    failing in what duty requires
  21. apply
    commit oneself to
  22. feasible
    capable of being done with means at hand
  23. subdued
    quieted and brought under control
  24. monotonous
    sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
Created on Tue Dec 08 13:57:54 EST 2020 (updated Thu Dec 17 15:13:16 EST 2020)

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