VOCABULARY FOR EACH ACT
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ACT I, SCENE I
defiance resistance
doggedly stubbornly
exasperated annoyed; irritated; fed up
furtively done secretly
futile useless
graft the illegal or unfair acquisition of money
ledger a book used to record accounts and transactions
mechanically acting like a machine
permeated spread throughout; diffused
pretenses false appearances or reasons
proposition proposal or plan
raucous harsh sounding; loud
rousing vigorous; intense
stupor a daze; mental unawareness
tentatively cleared of accusation; blame, suspicion or doubt
tyrant ruler who exercises power in a harsh, cruel manner
undistinguished common; nothing special
vain futile; failing to achieve the desired result
vengeance with violence or fury
viciously violently; maliciously
vindicated justified; proven right
defiance resistance
doggedly stubbornly
exasperated annoyed; irritated; fed up
furtively done secretly
futile useless
graft the illegal or unfair acquisition of money
ledger a book used to record accounts and transactions
mechanically acting like a machine
permeated spread throughout; diffused
pretenses false appearances or reasons
proposition proposal or plan
raucous harsh sounding; loud
rousing vigorous; intense
stupor a daze; mental unawareness
tentatively cleared of accusation; blame, suspicion or doubt
tyrant ruler who exercises power in a harsh, cruel manner
undistinguished common; nothing special
vain futile; failing to achieve the desired result
vengeance with violence or fury
viciously violently; maliciously
vindicated justified; proven right
ACT I, SCENE II
assimilationist advocate of blending in with the culture
bastion strong, secure stronghold
beseechingly in a begging or pleading manner
evading escaping; eluding
forlornly looking pitiful, desperate or hopeless
haphazardly without care; characterized by chance
heathenism “religion” of those who don’t believe in God and/or are uncivilized
inappropriately unsuitably; improperly
indignantly righteously angry
insinuatingly with more meaning than the spoken word
mutilated maimed; damaged
quizzical puzzled; confused
raptly in a deeply engaged manner
recitation reciting a memorized speech
suppress to keep secret
assimilationist advocate of blending in with the culture
bastion strong, secure stronghold
beseechingly in a begging or pleading manner
evading escaping; eluding
forlornly looking pitiful, desperate or hopeless
haphazardly without care; characterized by chance
heathenism “religion” of those who don’t believe in God and/or are uncivilized
inappropriately unsuitably; improperly
indignantly righteously angry
insinuatingly with more meaning than the spoken word
mutilated maimed; damaged
quizzical puzzled; confused
raptly in a deeply engaged manner
recitation reciting a memorized speech
suppress to keep secret