Vocabulary from A Raisin in the Sun

Flashcards containing vocabulary terms and definitions from 'A Raisin in the Sun' for acts 1-3.

dogged

Stubbornly persistent; determined.

furtive

Done secretly or stealthily.

futile

Useless; incapable of producing any result.

graft

The illegal or unfair acquisition of money.

permeated

Spread throughout; diffused.

pretenses

False appearances or reasons.

raucous

Harsh sounding; loud.

rousing

Vigorous; intense.

stupor

A daze; mental unawareness.

vindicated

Justified; proven right.

assimilate

To bring into conformity with the customs and attitudes of a group.

bastion

Anything seen as preserving or protecting some quality or condition.

beseech

To implore urgently.

evade

To escape from by trickery or cleverness.

haphazard

Characterized by lack of order or planning; determined by chance.

heathen

An irreligious, uncultured, or uncivilized person.

indignant

Feeling or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust.

insinuate

To suggest or hint slyly.

rapt

Deeply engrossed or absorbed.

recitation

An act of reciting or repeating something from memory.

ail

To cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.

epitaph

A brief poem or writing in praise of a deceased person.

flippant

Frivolously disrespectful or lacking in seriousness.

monologue

A long speech by an individual.

outmoded

Gone out of style; no longer fashionable.

plunder

To take wrongfully, as by pillage or robbery.

precarious

Exposed to or involving danger; risky.

retrogression

An act of moving backward.

reverie

A state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing.

wrought

Shaped or made.