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English 10Arleta High School
Vocabulary for A Raisin in the Sun, Act One, scene one
Below are the sentences in which the vocabulary words appear in the text. Read the sentence carefully. Use any clues you can find in the sentence, combined with your prior knowledge, and write what you think the underlined words mean on the line provided.
1.Its furnishings are typical and undistinguished.
What I think it means: ______Dictionary definition:______
2.The boy gives her an exasperated look for her lack of understanding and eats grudgingly.
What I think it means: ______Dictionary definition:______
3.Travis jabs his spoon into his cereal bowl viciously...
What I think it means: ______Dictionary definition:______
4....the mood has changed, and he is vindicated; he does not, however, move toward her.
What I think it means: ______Dictionary definition:______
5.This ain't no fly-by-night proposition, baby. I mean we figured it out.
What I think it means: ______Dictionary definition:______
6.She closes the door with a sleepy vengeance and crosses to the table and sits down a little defeated.
What I think it means: ______Dictionary definition:______
7.She waits several seconds, trying to make up her mind about something, and looks at Ruth a little tentatively.
What I think it means: ______Dictionary definition:______
8. Studying her mother-in-law furtively and concentrating on her ironing.
What I think it means: ______Dictionary definition:______
9.Dropping her hands in a futile gesture.
What I think it means: ______Dictionary definition:______
10.Everybody thinks it's all right for Mama to be a tyrant.
What I think it means: ______Dictionary definition:______
Matching: Determining the Meaning -- Match the vocabulary word to the definition.
_____1.undistinguishedA. suggested plan
_____2.exasperatedB. with violence or fury
_____3.viciouslyC. stealthily; with hidden motives
_____4.vindicatedD. useless
_____5.propositionE. common; nothing special
_____6.vengeanceF. irritated; provoked; irked
_____7.tentativelyG. ruler who uses power in a harsh way
_____8.furtivelyH. violently; maliciously
_____9. futileI. cleared of accusation, blame, or suspicion
_____10.tyrantJ. uncertainly
California ELA Standards Addressed:
1.0 Word Analysis, Fluency , and Systematic Vocabulary Development
Students apply their knowledge of word origins to determine the meaning of new words encountered in reading materials and use those words accurately.
Vocabulary and Concept Development
1.1 Identify and use the literal and figurative meanings of words and understand word derivations.
1.2. Distinguish between the denotative and connotative meanings of words and interpret the connotative power of words.