A Raisin in the Sun
About this set
Created by:
alekgarcia on May 22, 2012
Description:
vocab list
Log in to favorite or report as inappropriate.
Order by
35 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Doilies | a crotched table nap |
| Feebly | physically weak as from age or sickness |
| Erratic | having no certain or definate course |
| Grudgingly | displaying reluctance;unwillingly |
| Conspicuosly | easily noticable |
| Ally | a person group or nation that is associated with others for a common purpose |
| Graft | the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage |
| Unobtrusively | in a way that attracts little or no attention |
| Ledger | an accounting journal as a physical object |
| tentatively | in an uncertain or hesitant way |
| Furtively | secretively or sneakily |
| kindling | material for starting a fire |
| profoundly | to a great depth psychologically |
| assimilationist | one who wants to absorb one cultural group into harmony with another |
| incredultiy | inability to believe |
| raptly | deeply absorbed |
| lynched | to put to death without authority or a trial |
| ornate | rich in decorative detail |
| dumbfounded | so amazed that one is unable to speak, bewildered |
| subtly | Discreetly, not obvious |
| eccentric | a person with an unusual or odd personality |
| mimic | someone who mimics |
| Prometheus | (Greek mythology) the Titan who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to mankind |
| incredulity | inability or unwillingness to believe |
| vigor | strength or force |
| rebuffs | refuses |
| acute | sensitive |
| undaunted | resolutely courageous |
| oblivious | forgetful; unaware |
| amiably | good-naturedly; in a friendly way; pleasantly; agreeably |
| deplore | regret strongly |
| jubilance | a feeling of extreme joy |
| aimlessly | without direction or purpose |
| mirage | illusion |
| nobility | Magnificence |
First Time Here?
Welcome to Quizlet, a fun, free place to study. Try these flashcards, find others to study, or make your own.