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Raisin in the Sun Vocab List


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pretensemake-believe, pretending
erraticirregular, un-even
indictto charge with a crime
grudginglyunwillingly
inflectionchange in tone
clinicallycoolly, analytically
unobtrusivemodest
tentativehesitant
futilehopeless
acutesharp, perceptive
assimilationabsorbing into a group or culture
insinuateto hint unpleasantly
beseechbeg, implore
rebuffreject, snub
stridentharsh
obliviouslacking awareness
saucypert, rude, fresh
facetiousinappropriate humor
ludicrousridiculous
tautstretched firmly, tight
retrogressiongoing backward
flippancynot having the proper seriousness
entrepreneuran enterprising businessperson
precariousdangerous
raucousloud, harsh sounding