A Raisin in the Sun Core Vocabulary
| Act I | Act II | Act III |
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Assimilationism*- n- the process of a minority group being absorbed into the majority culture p43 Beseechingly*-adj- in a pleading manner p54 Carriage-n- the manner in which one’s body is held; posture p21 Clinically*-adv-objectively; coldly p17 Disheveled*-adj-mussed up p7 Doggedly-adj-stubbornly p21 Dusky-adj- dark colored p6 Exasperated*-adj-greatly irritated; angered p10 Furtively*-adj-sneakily p26 Futile*-adj-useless p27 Graft*-n-gaining profit through buying influence p15 Graphically-adj-vividly, powerfully Grudgingly*-adv-with much resentment p10 Indictment*-n-an accusing or charging with a crime p7 Inflection*-n- the tone or accent of a person’s voice p17 Insinuatingly-adv-said or done in an indirect manner p47 Neurotic*-n-a person suffering from an emotional disorder p31 Squinch-v- to squeeze together p47. Stupor-n-a dazed condition p6 Sulk*-v-to be silent and ill-tempered Sullen-adj-characteristic of a mood of angry withdrawal Unobtrusively-adv-quietly, without drawing attention p21 Vindicate-v- to clear of wrongdoing p12 |
Coquettishly-adv-in a flirting manner p57 Decisive-adj-firm p80 Deplore-v- to disapprove strongly p89 Facetiousness*-n-a joking manner p93 Imploring-adj-begging p71 Incredulity*-n-disbelief p72 Ludicrous-adj-laughable p97 Plaintively-adj-sorrowfully p66 Rebuff-v- to reject, push away p75 Resignation*-n- passive acceptance p 67 Retardation-n-a slowing down p67 Scrutinize*-v-to examine carefully p63 Tentatively-adv-unsurely p71 |
Anguished*-adj-showing great suffering p117 Despise-v- to hate or show scorn p118 Entrepreneur*-n-a person who starts a business p110 Epitaph-n- an inscription on a tomb p118 Flippancy-n-speaking in a light or disrespectful manner p109 Idealist-n- a dreamer p105 Mirage-n-something that seems real but it not p 106 Ominous*-adj-threatening p 103 Plunder v : to rob by force p.107 Precariously : adv. Unsteadily, unsafely p.122 Reverie n. a dream , vision, p.121 Wrought v. made; brought into being p 110 |
Fly-by-night proposition A business scheme that is questionable and not to be trusted
Right peaked Very pale or sickly looking
Hither and yon Scattered all over the place
Fraternal: Brotherly
Sobriety: The state of being sober, not drunk
Crackers: Slang for white people, originally poor whites in the South
Exuberant: elated, very enthusiastic
Pick on Walter
In this act Beneatha hurls several taunts at her brother. These include the following:
Monsieur le petit Bourgeois noir: French Mr. lower-middle class black
Titan of the System: A giant of the business world. In Greek mythology, Titans were giants.