A Raisin in the Sun

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Defiance

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open resistance

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Doggedly

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very determined, even if something is very difficult

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Exasperated

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intensely irritated and frustrated

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Furtively

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secretively; in a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention

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Futile

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pointless; incapable of producing any useful results

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Graft

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a bribe; gains secured by corruption

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Ledger

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a book or other collection of financial accounts

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Mechanically

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without thought or spontaneity; automatically

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Permeated

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spread throughout something

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Pretenses

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a claim, especially a false or ambitious one