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Vocabulary (The Talented Mr. Ripley, part 1)

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  • unhappy, disappointed or without hope
    dejected (adj.) Example: She looked a bit dejected when they told her she didn't get the job.
  • - not awake and aware of and responding to one's environment. - done or existing without one realizing.
    unconscious (adj.) Example: She was hit on the head by a stone and knocked unconscious.
  • subtle (adj.)
    not noticeable or obvious in any way
  • a sudden forceful expression of emotion, especially anger
    outburst/-s (n.) Example: His comments provoked an outburst of anger.
  • to think carefully about something, especially for a noticeable length of time
    to ponder (pondered - has pondered) v. Example: She sat back for a minute to ponder her next move in the game.
  • thick, unpleasant dirt
    filth (n) - filthy (adj.)
  • entitlement (n.)
    the feeling that you have the right to do or have what you want without having to work for it or deserve it, just because of who you are
  • made slightly different in appearance, meaning, sound, etc.
    nuanced (adj.) Example: His London accent is very slightly nuanced by an occasional Russian pronunciation.
  • hideous (adj.)
    extremely ugly, unpleasant
  • perpetual (adj.)
    continuing for ever in the same way
  • to produce something new that is based on something that already exists
    to reinvent (yourself) (reinvented - has reinvented) v. Example: The story of Romeo and Juliet was reinvented as a Los Angeles gangster movie.
  • sly (adj.)
    deceiving people in a clever way in order to get what you want
  • a person who is not liked or accepted as a member of a particular group, organization, or society
    outsider/-s (n.)
  • representing something else, serving as a symbol
    symbolic (adj.) Example: The skull at the bottom of the picture is symbolic of death.
  • to persuade someone that something false is the truth, or to keep the truth hidden from someone for your own advantage
    to deceive someone (deceived - has deceived). v. Example. The company deceived customers by selling old computers as new ones.
  • the feeling that you have no connection with the people around you or that you are not part of a group
    alienation (n.) Example: Depressed people frequently feel a sense of alienation from those around them.
  • not interesting or exciting in any way
    dull (adj.) Example: He's pleasant enough, but deadly dull.
  • flagrant (adj.)
    shocking because of being so obvious
  • to not have any or enough of something, esp. something necessary or wanted
    to lack (something) (lacked - lacked) (v.) Example: What we lack in this house is space to store things.
  • to hit someone or something noisily
    to whack (whacked - whacked) v. Example: She whacked him in the mouth.