A Raisin in the Sun Vocab Match Flashcards
(adj.) Lacking distinction, unexceptional
Undistinguished
(v.) Intensely irritated; infuriated
Exasperated
(v.) Cleared of blame, responsibility, or suspicion
Vindicated
(adj.) Unsure, uncertain, indefinite, hesitant
Tentatively
(adv.) Being sneaky or sly
Furtively
(adj.) Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless
Futile
(n.) An adherent of a religion that does not worship a god
Heathenism
(adv.) Done with desolation
Forlornly
(n.) The process by which a person or persons acquire the social and psychological characteristics of a group
Assimilationism
(adv.) Tending gradually to cause doubt, distrust, or change of outlook often in a slyly subtle manner
Insinuatingly
(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
Haphazardly
(adj.) (of a woman) Characteristically flirtatious, especially in a teasing, lighthearted manner
Coquettishly
(adj.) Unconventional and slightly strange (referring to behavior)
Eccentric
(adj.) Expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful
Plaintively
(adv.) Done with threat, and/or intent to harm etc.
Menacingly
(adv.) Used to convey that what is asserted is very likely though not known for certain
Presumably
(v.) Reject in an abrupt or ungracious manner
Rebuffs
(n.) A surprising and previously unknown fact, especially one that is made known in a dramatic way
Revelation
(n.) The quality of acting full of energy and excitement
Exuberance
(adv.) Done having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner
Amiably
(adj.) so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous
Ludicrous
(adj.) Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen
Ominous
(v.) To steal goods from a place or person
Plunder
(adj.) Beaten out or shaped (presumably by hammering)
Wrought
(n.) A phrase or statement written in memory of a person who has died; a eulogy
Epitaph
