A Raisin in the Sun Vocab Define

Question 1

Undistinguished

Answer 1

(adj.) Lacking distinction, unexceptional

Question 2

Exasperated

Answer 2

(v.) Intensely irritated; infuriated

Question 3

Vindicated

Answer 3

(v.) Cleared of blame, responsibility, or suspicion

Question 4

Tentatively

Answer 4

(adj.) Unsure, uncertain, indefinite, hesitant

Question 5

Furtively

Answer 5

(adv.) Being sneaky or sly

Question 6

Futile

Answer 6

(adj.) Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless

Question 7

Heathenism

Answer 7

(n.) An adherent of a religion that does not worship a god

Question 8

Forlornly

Answer 8

(adv.) Done with desolation

Question 9

Assimilationism

Answer 9

(n.) The process by which a person or persons acquire the social and psychological characteristics of a group

Question 10

Insinuatingly

Answer 10

(adv.) Tending gradually to cause doubt, distrust, or change of outlook often in a slyly subtle manner

Question 11

Haphazardly

Answer 11

(adv.) Done by mere chance; an accident; characterized by lack of order or planning, by irregularity, or by randomness; determined by or dependent on chance; aimless

Question 12

Coquettishly

Answer 12

(adj.) (of a woman) Characteristically flirtatious, especially in a teasing, lighthearted manner

Question 13

Eccentric

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(adj.) Unconventional and slightly strange (referring to behavior)

Question 14

Plaintively

Answer 14

(adj.) Expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful

Question 15

Menacingly

Answer 15

(adv.) Done with threat, and/or intent to harm etc.

Question 16

Presumably

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(adv.) Used to convey that what is asserted is very likely though not known for certain

Question 17

Rebuffs

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(v.) Reject in an abrupt or ungracious manner

Question 18

Revelation

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(n.) A surprising and previously unknown fact, especially one that is made known in a dramatic way

Question 19

Exuberance

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(n.) The quality of acting full of energy and excitement

Question 20

Amiably

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(adv.) Done having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner

Question 21

Ludicrous

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(adj.) so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous

Question 22

Ominous

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(adj.) Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen

Question 23

Plunder

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(v.) To steal goods from a place or person

Question 24

Wrought

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(adj.) Beaten out or shaped (presumably by hammering)

Question 25

Epitaph

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(n.) A phrase or statement written in memory of a person who has died; a eulogy