1. A Raisin in the Sun Vocabulary Review

2. The smell of the sweet and savory cookies ________ Grandma’s house, and could be smelled in every room.

3. Answer: Permeated

4. The undercover cops sat ________ in the restaurant as not to “blow their cover.”

5. Answer: Furtively Answer: Furtively

6. We hadn’t realized how ________ he was until we realized that he kept leaving the table to wash his hands simply because he believed they were never clean enough.

7. Answer: Neurotic

8. Her _________ interest in the boy was only done to spare his feelings when he asked her out on a date in front of his friends.

9. Answer: Affecting Answer: Affecting

10. Kevin was in ____________ when he discovered that his prized car was stolen. Kevin was in ____________ when he discovered that his prized car was stolen.

11. Answer: Anguish Answer: Anguish

12. After a long trial, the defendant was ___________ of all charges and was released from prison. After a long trial, the defendant was ___________ of all charges and was released from prison.

13. Answer: vindicated Answer: vindicated

14. It is a _______ attempt to try to win an argument with my mom because she is really always right. It is a _______ attempt to try to win an argument with my mom because she is really always right.

15. Answer: futile Answer: futile

16. Because she purchases only the finest material for her clothes, Jessica looked at the sweater quite ___________, as though she were observing serious data. Because she purchases only the finest material for her clothes, Jessica looked at the sweater quite ___________, as though she were observing serious data.

17. Answer: Clinically Answer: Clinically

18. The start time of the concert was ______________ for three hours because the singer was stuck in traffic. The start time of the concert was ______________ for three hours because the singer was stuck in traffic.

19. Answer: deferred Answer: deferred

20. The court’s formal ______________ of the young man charged him with burglary and resisting arrest. The court’s formal ______________ of the young man charged him with burglary and resisting arrest.

21. Answer: indictment Answer: indictment

22. Kimberly worked ____________ on the project for several hours, encountering many obstacles, until she felt that what she created was absolutely perfect. Kimberly worked ____________ on the project for several hours, encountering many obstacles, until she felt that what she created was absolutely perfect.

23. Answer: Doggedly Answer: Doggedly

24. I am not requesting, but, in fact, ____________ you to please give me another slice of that heavenly cake. I am not requesting, but, in fact, ____________ you to please give me another slice of that heavenly cake.

25. Answer: beseeching Answer: beseeching

26. The mother ___________ watched her two year old twins playing nicely with each other, so she decided not to enter their bedroom and bother them. The mother ___________ watched her two year old twins playing nicely with each other, so she decided not to enter their bedroom and bother them.

27. Answer: unobtrusively Answer: unobtrusively

28. When the teacher suddenly gave his students a pop quiz that would count as half their marking period grade, ________ filled the room as the students complained very loudly. When the teacher suddenly gave his students a pop quiz that would count as half their marking period grade, ________ filled the room as the students complained very loudly.

29. Answer: outrage Answer: outrage

30. The statue was kept in a ____________ location in the house so all the guests would be sure to see it when they entered the front door. The statue was kept in a ____________ location in the house so all the guests would be sure to see it when they entered the front door.

31. Answer: conspicuous Answer: conspicuous