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“The yellow Star of David is conspicuous on all their clothes.” What does conspicuous mean? obvious or vague
obvious
Unabashed, “Then I’ll have to stop being a stranger, won’t I?” What does unabashed mean? ashamed or unembarrassed
unembarrassed
“She insists on treating me like a baby, which I loathe.” What does loathe mean? to like or to hate
to hate
“This isn’t a quarrel; It’s a discussion. And I never heard children so rude before. (rising, indignantly). I, rude!” What does indignantly mean? softly or bitterly
bitterly
“Let us hope so. He takes some pills to fortify himself.” What does fortify mean? strengthen or weaken
strengthen
“We kindle this Hanukkah light to celebrate the great and wonderful deeds wrought through the zeal with which God filled the hearts of the heroic Maccabees, two thousand years ago.” What does zeal mean? passion or coolness
passion
“They fought against indifference, against tyranny and oppression, and they restored our Temple to us.” What does the word tyranny mean? democracy or injustice
injustice
As he holds it gingerly in his hand. What does gingerly mean? uncareful or cautiously
cautiously
Peter is coming from his bedroom, ostentatiously holding a bulge in his coat as if he were holding his cat…. What does ostentatiously mean? proudly or unexaggerated
proudly
He goes off into the bedroom. There is a second of appalled silence. What does appalled mean? horrified or unsurprised
horrified
Dussel sits on the edge of his bed, listening, disgruntled. What does disgruntled mean? displeased or satisfied
displeased
Peter is furious, inarticulate. What does inarticulate mean? articulate or unable to speak
unable to speak
Peter pulls his door shut. Dussel stands there, bewildered, forlorn. What does forlorn mean? hopeful or lonely
lonely
“You’ve got nice eyes… and a lot of animation, and … What does animation mean? indifference or liveliness
liveliness
It is Mrs. Frank, stricken with remorse. She is sitting on the other side of the room. What does remorse mean? regret or happiness
regret
