a raisin in the sun

pretense

pretending or feigning; make-believe; a false show of something

exasperated

irritated; provoked; irked

viciously

with violence or fury

undistinguished

common; nothing special

sullen

showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve

vindicated

cleared of accusation, blame, or doubt

proposition

a suggested plan

vengeance

revenge

tentatively

uncertainly

furtively

stealthily; in a way that hides motive

futile

useless

tyrant

dictator; harsh ruler

forlornly

pitifully; desperately; hopelessly

mutilated

maimed; damaged

assimilationism

belief that minority cultures should be absorbed into a dominant culture

insinuatingly

with more meaning than is spoken; implied

haphazardly

carelessly

arrogant

proud; haughty

eccentric

deviating from the norm; strange

oppressive

tyrannical

cliche

trite or overused expression or idea

plaintively

sorrowfully; pathetically

menacingly

threateningly

exuberant

marked by unrestrained enthusiasm

presumably

probably; reasonably supposed

rebuff

blunt refusal

revelation

a surprising and previously unknown fact

amiably

good-naturedly

ludicrous

ridiculous

ominous

menacing; threatening

plunder

to rob; to loot

wrought

shaped; made

monologue

long speech by one person

eccentricity

quality of being strange or unusual in behavior

epitaph

inscription on a tombstone

amid

among; in the midst of