A Raisin in the Sun Vocab Act II and III

Question 0

relating or appropriate to grand and formal occasions; excessively politely; punctiliously; impressively

Answer 0

ceremoniously

Question 1

a paved public walk, typically along a waterfront;

take a leisurely walk, ride, or drive in public, especially to meet or be seen by others

Answer 1

promenade

Question 2

deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; eratic; peculiar; odd

Answer 2

eccentric

Question 3

sorrowfully or melancholy; mournfully

Answer 3

plaintively

Question 4

sending out light; shining or glowing brightly

Answer 4

radiantly

Question 5

not certain or fixed; provisional;

done without confidence; hesistant

Answer 5

tentatively

Question 6

begging someone earnestly or desperately to do something; entreating

Answer 6

imploring

Question 7

the state of being unwilling or unable to believe something

Answer 7

incredulity

Question 8

not intimidated or discouraged by difficulty, danger, or disappointment

Answer 8

undauntedly

Question 9

recently discovered or established

Answer 9

newfound

Question 10

relating to or affecting the senses rather than the intellect; attractive or gratifying physically, especially sexually

Answer 10

sensuous

Question 11

saying or pronouncing clearly; expressing (a proposition or theory) in clear or definite terms; proclaiming

Answer 11

enunciating

Question 12

feel or express strong disapproval of (something)

Answer 12

deplore

Question 13

treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant

Answer 13

facetiousness

Question 14

so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous

Answer 14

ludicrous

Question 15

stretched or pulled tight; not slack;

(of writing, music, etc.) concise and controlled

Answer 15

taut

Question 16

pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely;

(of an aim or endeavor) unlikely to succeed or be fulfilled; hopeless

Answer 16

forlornly

Question 17

the process of returning to an earlier state, typically a worse one

Answer 17

retrogression

Question 18

a phrase or statement written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone

Answer 18

epitaph