A Raisin in the Sun--Act I

Mr. Costello
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  1. defer
    yield to another's wish or opinion
  2. fester
    generate pus
  3. muffle
    deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
  4. stupor
    a state of being half-awake
  5. disheveled
    in disarray; extremely disorderly
  6. erratic
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  7. indictment
    an accusation of wrongdoing
  8. exasperated
    greatly annoyed; out of patience
  9. vindicated
    freed from any question of guilt
  10. defiance
    a hostile challenge
  11. permeate
    spread or diffuse through
  12. vengeance
    harming someone in retaliation for something they have done
  13. feeble
    pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
  14. doggedly
    with obstinate determination
  15. ledger
    a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
  16. tentatively
    in a hesitant manner
  17. furtively
    in a secretive manner
  18. raucous
    unpleasantly loud and harsh
  19. neurotic
    affected by worry due to a mental disturbance
  20. dreary
    lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
  21. insecticide
    a chemical used to kill bugs
  22. idle
    not in action or at work
  23. bastion
    projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
  24. dejection
    a state of melancholy depression
  25. quizzical
    perplexed
  26. incredulity
    doubt about the truth of something
  27. liberated
    free from traditional social restraints
  28. evade
    avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
  29. haphazardly
    in a random manner
  30. exasperation
    actions that cause great irritation
Created on Wed Mar 20 12:42:15 EDT 2013 (updated Wed Mar 20 12:55:11 EDT 2013)

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