Raisin in the Sun Vocab #3

Question 1

Mirage

Answer 1

(noun) An optical illusion; something that appears real but is not

Question 2

Rummage

Answer 2

(Verb) Search unsystematically, usually through a receptacle

Question 3

Bourgeois

Answer 3

(Adj) Characteristic of the middle class and its values

Question 4

Diminish

Answer 4

(Verb) Decrease in size, extent or range

Question 5

Gait

Answer 5

(Noun) A person’s manner of walking

Question 6

Falter

Answer 6

(Verb) Start to lose strength or momentum

Question 7

Reverie

Answer 7

(Noun) Pleasantly lost in one’s thoughts; a daydream

Question 8

Hoodlum

Answer 8

(Noun) Someone who engages in crime or violence

Question 9

Nobility

Answer 9

(Noun) Fine personal qualities; high principles or ideals

Question 10

Precarious(ly)

Answer 10

(Adj/Adv) Likely to fail or collapse; dependent on chance