A Raisin in the Sun Vocab Act I Flashcards
constancy, consistency, or conformity
Uniformity
a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime; condemnation
Indictment
aligned with or accustomed to
Oriented
lack of interest, concern, or sympathy
Indifference
intensely irritated; infuriated
Exasperated
bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy
Sullen
stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard; firmly fixed or set
Rigidity
spread throughout (something); pervade
Permeate
efficiently and without emotion; as regards X medicine;
Clinically
not conspicuously or attracting attention
Unobtrusively
persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious
Doggedly
confident of one’s own righteousness, especially when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others
Self-righteously
not certain or fixed; provisional; done without confidence; hesitant
Tentatively
incapable of producing any useful result; pointless; useless
Futile
making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise
Raucous
Someone with extreme mood swings. A constant worrier. A paranoid personality. Someone who often suffers from extreme stress. Someone who can’t cope in a social setting.
Neurotic
feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment
Indignantly
(of a bad, difficult, or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree.
Acute
a person with much worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture
Sophisticate
to suggest or hint slyly; to instill or infuse subtly or artfully, as into the mind; to bring or introduce into a position or relation by indirect or artful methods
Insinuatingly
lacking any obvious principle of organization
Haphazardly
