A Raisin in the Sun Vocabulary

Flashcards for vocabulary in "A Raisin in the Sun".

Defiance

resistance

Doggedly

stubbornly

Exasperated

Annoyed; irritated; fed up.

Furtively

Done secretly.

Futile

Useless.

Graft

The illegal or unfair acquisition of money.

Ledger

A book used to record accounts and transactions.

Mechanically

Acting like a machine.

Permeated

Spread throughout; diffused.

Pretenses

False appearances or reasons.

Proposition

Proposal or plan.

Raucous

Harsh sounding; loud.

Rousing

Vigorous; intense.

Stupor

A daze; mental unawareness.

Tentatively

With uncertainty or hesitation.

Tyrant

Ruler who exercises power in a harsh, cruel manner.

Undistinguished

Common; nothing special.

Vain

Futile; failing to achieve the desired result.

Vengeance

with violence or fury

Viciously

Violently; maliciously.

Vindicated

Justified; proven right.

Assimilationist

Advocate of blending in with the culture.

Bastion

Strong, secure stronghold.

Beseechingly

In a begging or pleading manner.

Evading

Escaping; eluding.

Forlornly

Looking pitiful, desperate or hopeless.

Haphazardly

Without care; characterized by chance.

Heathenism

"Religion" of those who don't believe in God and/or are uncivilized.

Inappropriately

Unsuitably; improperly.

Indignantly

Righteously angry.

Mutilated

Maimed; damaged.

Quizzical

Puzzled; confused.

Insinuatingly

Suggesting or implying.

Raptly

In a deeply engaged manner.

Recitation

Reciting a memorized speech.

Suppress

To keep secret.

Arrogant

Overbearingly proud; haughty.

Cliché

Trite or over used expression or idea.

Coquettishly

In a manner befitting a woman who flirts with men.

Dumbfounded

Confused and surprised briefly.

Eccentric

Odd; different from the norm.

Emerge

To come out from.

Imploring

Begging; pleading.

Incredulity

Doubt; disbelief.

Intently

With careful attention.

Menacingly

In a threatening way.

Oppressive

Tyrannical.

Plaintively

Sorrowfully.

Primly

Excessively proper.

Promenades

Slowly walks in measured steps as if on display.

Prometheus

Mythical figure who stole fire from the gods for humans.

Resignation

Acceptance of the inevitable or unavoidable.

Sarcastically

In a manner using statements or implications opposite to the underlying meaning.

Scrutinizing

Examining in detail.

Submerge

To put under or plunge into water; figuratively, to hid or cover something.

Agitation

Emotional disturbance.

Amiably

Good naturedly.

Catastrophe

Tragedy; large-scale disaster.

Deceptive

Deceitful; dishonest.

Deplore

Despise; have utter disgust for.

Desperation

Condition of being driven to take almost any risk as a last resort.

Enunciating

Stating clearly and distinctly.

Exuberant

High level of joy.

Facetiousness

Joking or jesting; often inappropriate.

Gall

Nerve; insolence.

Labored

Worked at a task.

Ludicrous

Amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity.

Nonplussed

Confused; stymied.

Pantomimes

Silent communication using hands and facial expressions.

Presumably

Probably; reasonably supposed.

Rebuffs

Refuses.

Revelation

Disclosure or realization that reveals previously hidden information.

Strident

Loud; irritating, high-pitched.

Undaunted

not discouraged