Scenes 1 and 2 Glass Menagerie Vocab

Matriculating at ISPA at the beginning of the school year was a great decision. Matriculating means....

• enrolling

• interesting

• articulating

• enchancing

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Poor digestion can be caused by defective mastication of the food in the mouth. Mastication means...

• Swallowing

• Tempering

• Chewing

• Sucking

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She felt slighted because her slice of cake was smaller than everybody else's at the party. Slighted means...

• Made small in size, degree, or amount; lacking

• sweet-talked

• complimented, flattered

• happy, glad, overjoyed

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He was described as a warrior performing superhuman acts and a martyr who suffered for his people. Martyr means...

• Someone who celebrates often.

• Someone who has endured great suffering.

• Someone who is known for telling great lies.

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The two have been courting for a year and will be married soon. What does courting mean?

• Meeting someone on a tennis, basketball, or court for activities.

• Having a legal relationship, involved in legal affairs.

• Dating, "seeing each other," being in a relationship.

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Tom acts like an emissary for his mother, helping her with getting a gentleman caller for Laura. Emissary means...

• An agent who purposely misguides someone.

• An agent sent on a mission to represent or advance the interest of another.

• An agent who tells someone the wrong information for his / her own satisfaction.

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She had trusted him completely, this deception he pulled suddenly became unbearable. Deception means...

• Causing someone to believe something that is not true, a mistaken impression.

• Causing someone to regulate something.

• Causing someone to do something fair.

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We prefer to give our patronage to small businesses. Patronage means..

• the act of providing support or approval.

• the act of providing people to businesses who need employees.

• the act of eating out and leaving a tip on the bill.

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Her cheerful disposition made her well-liked by her peers. Disposition means...

• A brief, often filed in the courts.

• Temperament, mood.

• Not having a position or point of view.

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The doctor diagnosed her with pleurosis because her lungs were swollen. What is pleurosis?

• An infection of the stomach lining.

• Irritation of the throat, often confused with strep throat.

• A respiratory illness with coughing, fever, and chills.

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