"A Raisin in The Sun" Act 1 Vocab Quiz

done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed; expressive of stealth; sly

• furtive

• acutely

• insinuate

• stupor

What is the definition of the word "indignant"?

• not blatant, arresting, or aggressive

• emotionally out of control; marked by fast and nervous, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity; mentally unsound

• freed from allegation or blame; justified, proven right

• feeling or showing anger because of something unjust or unworthy

useless; failing to achieve the desired result

• incredulous

• futile

• furtive

• rapt

What is the definition of the word "beseech"?

• with more meaning than the spoken word; suggest in an indirect way

• without care; characterized by chance

• to beg for urgently or anxiously

• being in poor condition; looking pitiful; desperate or hopeless

characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset; marked by keen discernment or intellectual perception especially of subtle distinctions

• frantic

• acutely

• incredulous

• stupor

unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true

• frantic

• incredulous

• raucous

• exasperated

What is the definition of the word "pretenses"?

• having no fixated course; untidy; disordered

• false appearances or reasons

• marked by disorder or confusion

• extreme pain, distress or anxiety

What is the definition of the word "rapt"?

• a daze; mental unawareness

• feeling or showing anger because of something unjust or unworthy

• deeply engaged; engrossed; wholly absorbed

• without care; characterized by chance

a daze; mental unawareness

• indignant

• frantic

• disheveled

• stupor

What is the definition of the word "haphazardly"?

• deeply engaged; engrossed; wholly absorbed

• to put an end to; prevent the sharing of information

• without care; characterized by chance

• unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true