Raisin in the Sun Act II and III Vocab

coquettishly

in a flirting manner

decisive

firm

deplore

to disapprove strongly

facetiousness

a joking manner

imploring

begging

incredulity

disbelief

ludicrous

laughable

plaintively

sorrowfully

rebuff

reject; push away

resignation

passive acceptance

retardation

a slowing down

scrutinize

to examine carefully

tentatively

unsurely

anguished

showing great suffering

despise

to hate or show scorn

entrepreneur

a person who starts a business

epitaph

an inscription on a tomb

flippancy

speaking in a light or disrespectful manner

idealist

a dreamer

mirage

something that seems real but is not

ominous

threatening

plunder

to rob by force

precariously

unsteadily, unsafely

reflectively

with careful thought

reverie

dream; vision

wrought

made; brought into being