A Raisin in the Sun Act 1 Vocab

Front

open resistance; bold disobedience

Back

Defiance

Front

in a stubborn or persistent way

Back

Dogedly

Front

annoyed; irritated; fed up

Back

Exasperated

Front

Done secretly

Back

furtively

Front

useless; pointless

Back

futile

Front

Illegal/unfair money acquisition

Back

graft

Front

A book for recording accounts and transactions

Back

ledger

Front

spread throughout; diffused

Back

permeated

Front

False appearances or reasons

Back

Pretenses

Front

Proposal or plan

Back

Proposition