Vocabulary Review: A Doll's House

What is a spendthrift?

• an easy and quick way to solve a problem or do something

• a person who spends money in a careless or wasteful way

• the act of deceiving

• a strong feeling of surprise or sudden disappointment that causes confusion

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What does it mean to broach a subject?

• to form or think of a plan, method, etc.

• to refuse to accept or support something

• to avoid telling the truth by not directly answering a question

• to introduce a subject, issue, etc. for discussion

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What is a caprice?

• a sudden change in someone's mood or behavior

• lack of good judgment or care in behavior and especially in speech

• an easy and quick way to solve a problem or do something

• a strong feeling of surprise or sudden disappointment that causes confusion

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What is an indiscretion?

• a person who spends money in a careless or wasteful way

• a sudden change in someone's mood or behavior

• lack of good judgment or care in behavior and especially in speech

• an easy and quick way to solve a problem or do something

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What is dissimulation?

• a strong feeling of surprise or sudden disappointment that causes confusion

• an easy and quick way to solve a problem or do something

• the act of deceiving

• lack of good judgment or care in behavior and especially in speech

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What does it mean to deprave someone?

• to make bad; to corrupt morally

• to refuse to accept or support something

• to speak to someone in order to defend or help another person

• to avoid telling the truth by not directly answering a question

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What does it mean to be irresolute?

• having or showing a desire to cause harm to another person

• causing feelings of hatred or disgust

• said or done unfairly to make people have a bad opinion of someone

• not certain about what to do

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What does it mean to prevaricate?

• to introduce a subject, issue, etc. for discussion

• to make bad; to corrupt morally

• to avoid telling the truth by not directly answering a question

• to avoid telling the truth by not directly answering a question

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What does it mean to be a scurrilous person?

• doing things that are wrong, dishonest, or illegal

• impossible to understand

• said or done unfairly to make people have a bad opinion of someone

• showing a polite and friendly desire to avoid disagreement and argument

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What does it mean if someone is malicious?

• not certain about what to do

• having or showing a desire to cause harm to another person

• said or done unfairly to make people have a bad opinion of someone

• doing things that are wrong, dishonest, or illegal

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