A Raisin in the Sun: Act II, Scene 1 Vocabulary

The feeling of being willing to accept something unwanted or unpleasant; a submissive unresisting attitude; passive acquiescence

• Resignation

• Aggression

• Defiance

• Stubbornness

Royal bearing; showing the authority or grandeur of a sovereign minister

• Audaciousness

• Majesty

• Magnanimity

• Grandiosity

Showing irritation by one's refusal to talk, smile, or be social; resentfully reserved; sulky

• Indifferent

• Apathetic

• Uncooperative

• Sullen

Done in a flirtatious manner; done to attract attention in a teasing, lighthearted, or superficial manner

• Seductively

• Provocatively

• Coquettishly

• Alluringly

Astute, savvy, or knowledgeable in one's decision-making; mentally sharp or clever

• Shrewd

• Inept

• Obtuse

• Unenlightened

Odd, unusual, or peculiar; deviating from mainstream norms of thought, behavior, or dress

• Eccentric

• Mundane

• Conventional

• Ordinary

To examine very closely and carefully, often in a judgmental way

• Discern

• Scrutinize

• Cogitate

• Contemplate

Done in a stiffly formal or overly proper manner; very neatly

• Carelessly

• Sloppily

• Messily

• Primly

To plunge something under water such that it is fully covered; to immerse oneself fully within an activity, environment, or cultural milieu

• Submerge

• Flood

• Boil

• Soak

Tending to rule or control others in a cruel or harsh way; tending to mistreat or crush those who have less power

• Altruistic

• Kind

• Oppressive

• Compassionate