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A Raisin in the Sun
Act 1
Term | Definition |
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assimilation | to take in and incorporate as ones own |
commence | to begin; start |
conspicuous | standing out so as to be clearly visable |
contradiction | combination of statements, ideas, features of a situation that are opposed to one another |
defer | put off to a later time postpone |
erratic | not even or regular in pattern or movement |
feeble | lacking physical strength, especially as a result oaf or illness |
forlorn | pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely |
furtive | attempting to avoid, notice rr attention typically because of guilt or belief that discovery would lead to trouble |
indictment | a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime |
insinuate | suggests or hint |
liberated | showing freedom from social conventions |
mutilate | inflict violence |
permeate | spread through |
pertinent | relevant or applicable to a particular matter |
profound | very great or intense |
pretense | an attempt to make something that is not the case appear true |
quizzical | indicting mile or amused puzzlement |
recitation | the action of repeating something abloom from memory |
vain | having or showing an excessively high opinion of ones appearance, abilities or worth |