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Death of a Salesman
by Arthur Miller
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Death of a Salesman
Definitions
1.
angular
ANG gyuh ler
lean; sharp cornered; gaunt
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> rotund
The patient has lost so much weight that his face has become quite angular.
2.
Derivatives >>
angulate, angularity, angulation, angulator
approbation
ap row BAY shun
official approval, praise, commendation
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> disapprobation, disapproval
We initiated the attack with the approbation of the general.
Derivatives >>
3.
approbate, approbated, approbating, approbative, approbatory, approbativeness
audacity
aw DAS uh tee
Synonyms >>
cheek, chutzpah, effrontery, gall, hardihood, temerity
excessive boldness, rashness, daring
Antonym >> meekness
I was surprised that he had the audacity to approach the Queen.
4.
Derivatives >>
audacious, audaciousness, audaciously
aura
AW ruh
a distinctive quality about a person, thing, or place
Synonyms >>
Antonym >>
Those at the inauguration ceremony had the aura of greatness.
5.
Derivatives >>
auras, aural
authoritative
oh THOR uh ta tive
coming from the proper authority; dictatorial; conclusive
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> submissive
The authoritative manner of the teacher quieted the disruptive students.
6.
Derivatives >>
authoritatively, authoritativeness, authority
befuddled
buh FUD uld
confused
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> clearheaded
He was befuddled by the difficult math problem.
7.
Derivatives >>
befuddle, befuddling
candid
KAN did
blunt, sincere honesty
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> reserved
His candid responses to the questions surprised us all.
Derivatives >>
8.
candidity, candidness
contempt
kun TEMPT
Synonyms >>
despicableness, pitiableness, scurviness
scorn, extreme dislike or disdain
Antonym >> respect
The man treated the gossiping woman with contempt; talking about other people was beneath his dignity.
9.
Derivatives >>
contemptible, contemptuous
credulous
KREJ uh lus
believing on slight evidence, gullible
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> suspicious
Because the lady's horoscope said that she should stay inside, the credulous woman did not go to work.
Derivatives >>
10. dormer
credulously, credulousness, credulity
DOR mur
a gabled extension of an attic room; window in such an extension
Synonyms >>
Antonym >>
The cat perched on the roof of the dormer and looked down below.
Derivatives >>
11. elegiac
dormers
el uh JEE uk
mournful, expressing sorrow
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> rejoicing
His elegiac poem about the war deaths moved everyone.
Derivatives >>
elegiacal, elegy
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12. enthralling
en THROL ing
captivating, spellbinding
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> boring
Because the book was so enthralling, I stayed awake all night reading it.
Derivatives >>
13. exhaust
enthrall, enthralled, enthrallingly, enthrallment
x AWST
to use up; to drain
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> strengthened
I will not rest until I have exhausted every means available to me.
Derivatives >>
14. gratis
exhausting, exhausted, exhauster, exhaustion, exhaustiblity, exhaustive, exhaustively
GRAH tis
free
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> earned
The gratis appearance of the artist allowed more funds for the charity ball.
Derivatives >>
15. implacable
gratitude, gratuitous, gratuitously
im PLAK uh bul
incapable of being appeased
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> yielding
That young man is the enemy of the implacable woman standing in the corner; she will never stop hating him.
Derivatives >>
16. incipient
implacability, implacableness, implacably
in SIP ee unt
beginning to come into being, the early stage of something
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> waning
He is not able to recognize his own incipient drug problem.
Derivatives >>
17. indignation
Synonyms >>
incipiative, incipiency, incipience, incipiently
in dig NAY shun
anger as a result of something unjust
fury, ire, rage, wrath
Antonym >> serenity
I have much indignation about the light sentence given to the drunk driver who ran over my child .
Derivatives >>
18. laconic
Synonyms >>
indignant, indignantly, indignance, indignify, indignities
luh KON ik
using a minimum of words; concise to the point of seeming rude
compendious, concise, pithy, succinct, summary, terse
Antonym >> verbose
After the loss, the coach's remarks were laconic.
Derivatives >>
19. loathe
Synonyms >>
laconian, laconical, laconically, laconicism, laconism
LOETH
to detest
abhor, abominate
Antonym >> to adore
The fact that I loathe your brother does not mean that we cannot be friends.
Derivatives >>
20. mercurial
Synonyms >>
loathful, loathing, loathingly, loathness,loathsome
mur KYOOR ee ul
changing unpredictably, fickle
capricious, inconstant, unstable
Antonym >> stolid
Due to his mercurial temperament, employees always approached him carefully, unsure of what his mood would be.
Derivatives >>
21. monotony
mercuriality, mercurially
moh NOT uh nee
sameness
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> diversity
There is so much monotony in my life that I need a change
Derivatives >>
22. ominous
Synonyms >>
monotoness, monotonous, monotonously, monotonousness, monotonist
OM uh nus
threatening
fateful, portentous
Antonym >> harmless; non-threatening
The ominous clouds were harbingers of the tornado.
Derivatives >>
23. petty
ominously, ominousness
PET ee
small and insignificant
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> significant; prodigious
Put your petty grievances aside and settle this matter.
Derivatives >>
24. philanderer
pettiness, pettily
feh LAN dur ur
one who engages in love affairs lightly or insincerely
Synonyms >>
Antonym >>
I asked my daughter how she could fall in love with a playboy and a philanderer.
Derivatives >>
25. pompous
Synonyms >>
philander, philandered, philandering
POM pus
exaggerated show of dignity or self-importance, bombastic
ostentatious, pretentious
Antonym >> humble; meek
It is very pompous of him to believe that his ideas should always receive the first consideration.
Derivatives >>
pomp, pomposity, pompously, pompousness
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26. raucous
Synonyms >>
RAH kus
loud and boisterous, harsh, disorderly
stentorian, strident
Antonym >> quiet; mild
The raucous crowd at the fight threw chairs into the ring to show disagreement with the decision.
Derivatives >>
27. repress
raucously, raucousness, raucid, raucity
reh PRES
to restrain, to hold back
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> to release
I feel that I need to repress my desires for him since he obviously does not like me.
Derivatives >>
28. reproach
Synonyms >>
repressed, repression, repressive, repressiveness
reh PROCH
to blame for something; a disgrace
admonish, castigate, chasten, chastise, chide, rebuke,
Antonym >> to praise; accolade
Her conduct was so good that it was beyond reproach.
Derivatives >>
29. reserve
Synonyms >>
reproachable, reproachful, reproachfully, reproachfulness, reproachingly
reh ZURV
self-restraint
reticence
Antonym >> lack of restraint
He showed a lot of reserve in dealing with the harsh critics at the meeting.
Derivatives >>
30. seethe
reserved, reservedly, reserveless
SEETH
to boil , to be agitated
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> to be at peace
The nation seethed with anger when the terrorists took the men as hostages.
Derivatives >>
31. stolid
Synonyms >>
seething, seethingly
STOL id
showing little emotion
apathetic, phlegmatic, stoic
Antonym >> emotional
He always has a stolid appearance at the poker table.
Derivatives >>
32. summon
Synonyms >>
stolidly, stolidity
SUM un
to call together, to send for or to request to appear
convene, convoke, muster
Antonym >> to turn away
I am frightened because I have been summoned to the principal's office.
Derivatives >>
33. transparent
Synonyms >>
summoner, summons
trans PARE unt
quality of being able to be seen through, clear
limpid, translucent
Antonym >> opaque
Glass is a transparent substance.
Derivatives >>
34. trepidation
transparently, transparentness, transparency
trep eh DAY shun
fear, trembling, agitation
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> fearlessness
Since I did not have time to study, I have a lot of trepidation about this examination.
Derivatives >>
35. turbulence
trepidate, trepidant, trepid, trepidly, trepidity
TUR byuh luns
wild or disturbing activity
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> stillness
There is a lot of turbulence during a hurricane.
Derivatives >>
36. unnerve
turbulent, turbulation, turbulator, turbulency, turbulently
un NURV
to cause to lose composure
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> to strengthen
I became unnerved when he started talking badly about my mother.
Derivatives >>
37. utter
unnerving, unnerves
UT ur
to express by speaking
Synonyms >>
Antonym >> to leave unspoken
The teacher told me not to utter another word.
Derivatives >>
38. wilt
utters, uttered, uttering, utterance
WILT
Synonyms >>
to become limp ; to droop or weaken
Antonym >> revive
The plant began to wilt in the hot sun.
Derivatives >>
wilted, wilting, wilts
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Death of a Salesman
by Arthur Miller
These words which appear in Death of a Salesman have been identified as words or derivatives of words
that have appeared on past SAT tests. They are listed here in alphabetical order.
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angular
approbation
audacity
aura
authoritative
befuddled
candidly
contemptuous
credulous
dormer
elegiacally
enthralled
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exhaustion
gratitude
implacably
incipient
indignantly
laconic
loathing
mercurial
monotonous
ominously
petty
philandering
pompous
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raucous
repression
reproach
reserve
seething
stolid
summoning
transient
trepidation
turbulent
unnerved
utter
wilted
These words which appear in Death of a Salesman have been identified as words or derivatives of words
that have appeared on past SAT tests. They are listed here in the order in which they appear in the novel.
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angular
dormer
transparent
exhaustion
repression
mercurial
turbulent
trepidation
enthralled
petty
pompous
indignantly
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approbation
incipient
wilted
laconic
stolid
authoritative
aura
unnerved
audacity
philandering
reproach
reserve
monotonous
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gratitude
credulous
candidly
raucous
befuddled
ominously
implacably
loathing
seething
contemptuous
utter
elegiacally
summoning
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Death of a Salesman
by Arthur Miller
Vocabulary Test 1
Directions: Match the word in the left column with the correct definition in the right column.
Exercise A
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angular
approbation
audacity
aura
authoritative
befuddled
candid
contempt
credulous
dormer
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j.
confused
excessive boldness; rashness; daring
blunt; sincerely honest
a distinctive quality about a person, thing, or place
scorn; extreme dislike or disdain
lean; sharp cornered
believing on slight evidence; gullible
a gabled extension of an attic room
official approval; praise; commendation
coming from the proper authority; dictatorial; conclusive
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anger as a result of something unjust
beginning to come into being; early stage of something
use of a minimum of words; concise and to the point
mournful; expressing sorrow
detest
incapable of being appeased
captivating; spellbinding
free
changing unpredictably; fickle
to use up; to drain
Exercise B
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elegiac
enthralling
exhaust
gratis
implacable
incipient
indignation
laconic
loathe
mercurial
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Death of a Salesman
by Arthur Miller
Vocabulary Test 2
Directions: Choose the letter of the definition that best fits the meaning of the word in bold type.
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the monotony of a situation
a. anxiety
b. mystery
c. sameness
d. excitement
an ominous sign
a. ridiculous
b. threatening
c. misunderstood
d. secret
a petty remark
a. funny
b. sarcastic
c. intelligent
d. insignificant
the lifestyle of a philanderer
a. one who engages in insincere love affairs
b. a double-dealing politician
c. one who gives money to charities
d. a world traveler
a pompous display of importance
a. underhanded
b. pretentious
c. sly
d. weak
a raucous party
a. loud and boisterous
b. drunken
c. reception
d. formal
to repress a feeling
a. state
b. share
c. analyze
d. restrain
to reproach someone
a. approach
b. introduce
c. blame
d. shelter
to exercise reserve
a. self-restraint
b. rigorously
c. freedom
d. unwillingly
to seethe after an argument
a. rest
b. be aggitated
c. forgive someone
d. get revenge
a stolid countenance
a. humorous
b. apathetic
c. coarse
d. depressed
to summon someone
a. sue
b. slight
c. send for
d. encourage
a transparent object
a. clear
b. fleeting
c. expensive
d. borrowed
to feel trepidation
a. total awe
b. confusion
c. disgust
d. fear
to be in the midst of turbulence
a. an argument b. a storm
c. disturbing activity
d. an illness
to unnerve someone
a. cause to lose composure
b. operate on
c. soothe
d. question
to utter a statement
a. repeat
b. speak
c. formulate
d. question
a see a plant wilt
a. thrive
b. bloom
c. droop
d. die
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Death of a Salesman
by Arthur Miller
Test 1
EX. A
1.
F
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I
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B
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D
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J
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A
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C
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E
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G
10.
H
EX. B
11.
N
12.
Q
13.
T
14.
R
15.
P
16.
L
17.
K
18.
M
19.
O
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S
Test 2
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C
B
D
A
B
A
D
C
A
B
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B
C
A
D
C
A
B
C
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