ACT 1 Vocabulary for A Raisin in the Sun

Front

DEFIANCE

Back

resistance

Front

DOGGEDLY

Back

stubbornly

Front

EXASPERATED

Back

annoyed; irritated; fed up

Front

FURTIVELY

Back

done secretly

Front

FUTILE

Back

useless

Front

GRAFT

Back

a bribe; the illegal acquisition of money

Front

LEDGER

Back

a book used to record transactions

Front

MECHANICALLY

Back

acting like a machine

Front

PERMEATED

Back

spread throughout; diffused

Front

PRETENSES

Back

false appearances or reasons