American Lit Unit 1 Review

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forlorn

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pitifully sad; hopeless

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miserly

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describes a person who tends to be cheap

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melancholy

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sadness

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ostentation

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intended to show off

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speculate

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to invest in the hope of gain

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nostalgia

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a sentimental longing for the past

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ephemeral

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lasting for a very short time

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cynical

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believing that people are motivated by self-interest

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ambivalence

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the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas

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altruism

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the belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others