A Raisin in the Sun Flashcards
undistinguished
Common, nothing special
pretense
pretending or feigning; make-believe; a false show of something
exasperated
irritated; provoked; irked
viciously
with violence or fury
sullen
howing 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
cliché
trite or overused expression or idea
plaintively
sorrowfully; pathetically
menacingly
threateningly
exuberant
marked by unrestrained enthusiasm
presumably
probably; reasonably supposed
rebuff
blunt refusal
revelation
new information
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
