English 9 - A Raisin in the Sun Vocab

amiable

having a friendly manner

assimilate

the process of becoming similar to others by taking in and using their custom

bastion

a secure area or position

beseech

to beg urgently

conspicuous

obvious to the mind or eye

facetious

joking inappropriately

flippant

lacking respect or seriousness

forlorn

sad or lonely because of isolation

furtive

something done in a secretive way

futile

servicing no useful purpose

haphazard

marked by a lack of plan, order or direction

indignant

feeling or showing anger because of something injust

insinuate

to suggest in an indirect way

mutilate

to cut up radically so as to make imperfect

ominous

being or exhibiting an omen

permeate

to penetrate something

precarious

something characterized by a lack of security that threatens with danger

rapt

completely fascinated by what one is seeing or hearing

raucous

making a disturbingly harsh and loud noise

recitation

the act or an instance of reading or repeating aloud especially publicly

resignation

strident

vindicate