Vocabulary Definitions
To Speak with bold resistance
What is indictment?
disbelief
What is incredulity?
Neat and organized
What is disheveled?
The name of the mother of Travis
Who is Ruth Young
How much was the check that Mama was receiving?
What is $10,000
A word that serves as a protection
What is bastion?
speech patterns
What is inflection?
To confront
What is evade?
Beneatha
Who is Walter's sister
Asagai
A word that means you are persistent in your efforts
What is doggedly?
To feel justified
What is vindicated?
To endanger or harm
What is bastion?
The first thing Mama picks up when she walks into the room
What is a plant
George
Who is Beneatha's boyfriend
To avoid
What is evade?
crazy
What is neurotic?
Certain and believable
What is incredulity?
How much money did Travis need for school
What is 50 cents
What does Asagai comment to Beneatha to change
What is her hair
To examine closely
What is furtively?
To spread throughout
What is permeate?
To be an original-- NOT a real vocabulary word
What is assimilation(ist)?
The reason why Ruth faints at the end of scene 1
What is she is pregnant
What is Beneatha looking for?
What is her identity