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

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  1. attitude
    a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings
  2. consume
    use up, as resources or materials
  3. perspire
    excrete sweat through the pores in the skin
  4. locate
    determine the place of by searching or examining
  5. recitation
    a public instance of repeating something prepared in advance
  6. proposition
    a suggestion offered for acceptance or rejection
  7. earnest
    devout or heartfelt
  8. salvation
    rescuing or protecting someone or something from harm
  9. compose
    write music
  10. aspect
    a characteristic to be considered
  11. sympathy
    sharing the feelings of others, especially sorrow or anguish
  12. urgent
    compelling immediate action
  13. accompany
    perform a supporting musical part
  14. absolutely
    totally and definitely; without question
  15. theme
    melodic subject of a musical composition
  16. anxious
    causing or fraught with or showing nervousness
  17. contemptuous
    expressing extreme scorn
  18. contain
    hold or have within
  19. idyllic
    excellent and delightful in all respects
  20. elegiac
    resembling or characteristic of a lament for the dead
  21. intensity
    high level or degree
  22. somberly
    in a serious and solemn manner
  23. summon
    ask to come
Created on Tue Dec 08 14:01:17 EST 2020 (updated Wed Dec 16 15:30:46 EST 2020)

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