A Raisin in the Sun Vocab Match

Question 1

(adj.) Lacking distinction, unexceptional

Answer 1

Undistinguished

Question 2

(v.) Intensely irritated; infuriated

Answer 2

Exasperated

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Vindicated

Question 4

(adj.) Unsure, uncertain, indefinite, hesitant

Answer 4

Tentatively

Question 5

(adv.) Being sneaky or sly

Answer 5

Furtively

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Futile

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Heathenism

Question 8

(adv.) Done with desolation

Answer 8

Forlornly

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Assimilationism

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Insinuatingly

Question 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

Answer 11

Haphazardly

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Coquettishly

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Eccentric

Question 14

(adj.) Expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful

Answer 14

Plaintively

Question 15

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

Answer 15

Menacingly

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Presumably

Question 17

(v.) Reject in an abrupt or ungracious manner

Answer 17

Rebuffs

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Revelation

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Exuberance

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Amiably

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Ludicrous

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Ominous

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Plunder

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Wrought

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Epitaph