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A Raisin in the Sun
Act 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |