A Raisin in the sun Flashcards

1
Q

undistinguished

A

(adj) common; nothing special (23)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

pretense

A

(n) pretending or feigning; make-believe; a false show of something (24)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

exasperated

A

(adj) irritated; provoked; irked (28)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

viciously

A

(adv) with violence or fury (29)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

vindicated

A

(v) cleared of accusation, blame, or doubt (30)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

proposition

A

(n) a suggested plan (33)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

vengeance

A

(n) revenge (35)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

tentatively

A

(adv) uncertainly (44)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

furtively

A

(adv) stealthily; in a way that hides motive (44)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

futile

A

(adj) useless (45)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

tyrant

A

(n) dictator; harsh ruler (52)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

sullen

A

(adj) showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve (29)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

forlornly

A

(adv) pitifully; desperately; hopelessly (57)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

mutilated

A

(adj) maimed; damaged (61)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

assimilationism

A

(n) belief that minority cultures should be absorbed into a dominant culture (63)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

insinuatingly

A

(adv) with more meaning than is spoken; implied (66)

17
Q

haphazardly

A

(adv) carelessly (66)

18
Q

arrogant

A

(adj) proud; haughty (76)

19
Q

eccentric

A

(adj) deviating from the norm; strange (80)

20
Q

oppressive

A

(adj) tyrannical (81)

21
Q

cliché

A

(n) trite or overused expression or idea (82)

22
Q

plaintively

A

(adv) sorrowfully; pathetically (86)

23
Q

menacingly

A

(adv) threateningly (90)

24
Q

exuberant

A

(adj) marked by unrestrained enthusiasm (93)

25
Q

presumably

A

(adv) probably; reasonably supposed (96)

26
Q

rebuff

A

(n) blunt refusal (96)

27
Q

revelation

A

(n) new information (91, 105)

28
Q

amiably

A

(adv) good-naturedly (114)

29
Q

ludicrous

A

(adj) ridiculous (124)

30
Q

ominous

A

(adj) menacing; threatening (131)

31
Q

plunder

A

(v) to rob; to loot (134)

32
Q

wrought

A

(v) shaped; made (137)

33
Q

monologue

A

(n) long speech by one person (138)

34
Q

eccentricity

A

(n) quality of being strange or unusual in behavior (138)

35
Q

epitaph

A

(n) inscription on a tombstone (145)

36
Q

amid

A

(adv) among; in the midst of (149)