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"The Miracle Worker"
Vocabulary
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| vigil | a watch or a period of watchful attention maintained at night or at other times |
| acute | sharp or severe in effect; intense |
| unkempt | uncared-for or neglected; disheveled; messy |
| resume | to take up or go on with again after interruption; continue |
| morose | sullenly melancholy; gloomy |
| resolutely | firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion |
| indignant | feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base |
| ponder | to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate |
| obstinate | firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty |
| feign | to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of |
| whim | an odd or capricious notion or desire; a sudden or freakish fancy |
| endeavor | to exert oneself to do or effect something; make an effort; strive |
| ominous | portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious |
| relinquish | to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.) |
| grimace | a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc. |
| immortal | not mortal; not liable or subject to death; undying |
| siege | the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible |
| interminable | incapable of being terminated; unending |
| emit | to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge |
| devout | devoted to divine worship or service; pious; religious |
| indulge | to yield to an inclination or desire; allow oneself to follow one's will (often fol. by in) |
| consent | to permit, approve, or agree; comply or yield (often fol. by to or an infinitive) |
| forlorn | desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance |
| obstruct | to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass |
| lament | to feel or express sorrow or regret for |
| aversion | a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy (usually fol. by to) |
| tolerate | to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit |
| trepidation | tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation |
| bewilder | to confuse or puzzle completely; perplex |
| simultaneously | existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent; happening or done at the same time |
| intent | something that is intended; purpose; design; intention |
| restraint | a restraining action or influence |
| abrupt | sudden or unexpected |
| benign | having a kindly disposition; gracious |
| oculist | a physician who treats diseases of the eyes; an ophthalmologist |
| commence | to begin; start |
| impudence | the quality of being offensively bold |
| stammer | to speak with involuntary breaks and pauses, or with spasmodic repetitions of syllables or sounds |
| falter | to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way |
| contention | a striving in rivalry; competition; contest |
| vanity | excessive pride in one's appearance, qualities, abilities, achievements, etc.; character or quality of being vain; conceit |
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alice.with.love
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