A Raisin in the Sun: Act II, Scene 2 Vocabulary

Showing beauty and refinement; rich and luxurious yet restrained by the codes of upper-class taste.

• elegant

• admirable

• garish

• outdated

Probably; in all likelihood; by reasonable assumption

• Undoubtably

• Presumably

• Certainly

• Assuredly

Mixed together; combined

• Mingled

• Matriculated

• Intertwined

• Coalesced

To reject another person's offer, suggestion, or romantic advance; to snub

• Accept

• Agree

• Rebuff

• Encourage

Resolute or firmly determined; intended to resolve a conflict or uncertainty.

• Unfaltering

• Unyielding

• Decisive

• Unwavering

A title conferred on a student when they graduate from a college or professional school.

• Award of Excellence

• Certificate of Achievement

• Honorary Mention

• Degree

A person hired to perform domestic duties for another.

• Nanny

• Servant

• Chef

• Caretaker

Sudden and vehement in expression; expressing strong emotion.

• Exclamatory

• Apathetic

• Monotonous

• Subdued

To move suddenly or rapidly.

• Amble

• Crawl

• Meander

• Dart

Done with force and energy.

• Vigorously

• Vicariously

• Viciously

• Vainly