Raisin Vocab Flashcards
undistinguished
(adj) common; nothing special
pretense
(n) pretending or feigning; make-believe; a false show of something
exasperated
(adj) irritated; provoked; irked
viciously
(adverb) with violence or fury
sullen
(adj) showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve
vindicated
(v) cleared of accusation, blame, or doubt
proposition
(n) a suggested plan
vengeance
(n) revenge
tentatively
(adverb) uncertainly
furtively
(adv) stealthily; in a way that hides motive
futile
(adj) useless
tyrant
(n) dictator; harsh ruler
forlornly
(adverb) pitifully; desperately; hopelessly
mutilated
(adj) maimed; damaged
assimilationism
(n) belief that minority cultures should be absorbed into a dominant culture
insinuatingly
(adverb) with more meaning than is spoken; implied
haphazardly
(adverb) carelessly
arrogant
(adj) proud; haughty
eccentric
(adj) deviating from the norm; strange
oppressive
(adj) tyrannical
cliché
(n) trite or overused expression or idea
plaintively
(adverb) sorrowfully; pathetically
menacingly
(adverb) threateningly
exuberant
(adj) marked by unrestrained enthusiasm
