A Raisin in the Sun Act 1 Scene 1 Vocab

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Across
  1. 1. To cause something to disperse and disappear; to disintegrate.
  2. 5. The state of being exhausted or very tired; lacking energy, strength, or freshness.
  3. 7. Done in a lifeless, impersonal, or robotic manner; done as if one were a
  4. 9. A person’s bearing or habitual posture when standing or walking.
  5. 10. something good is going to happen.
  6. 11. To make room for; to provide with a place to stay or sleep
  7. 14. Adhering to middle-class standards of behavior; deemed appropriate or relatable
  8. 18. Done in a secretive way to avoid being noticed; slyly, stealthily, or surreptitiously.
  9. 19. To spread or diffuse throughout every part of a person, place or thing; to pervade or
  10. 21. cheerless.
  11. 22. something.
  12. 25. Unusually stiff, inflexible, or resistant to change.
  13. 26. Done in an unwilling or reluctant manner.
Down
  1. 2. To surmount, surpass, or prevail over obstacles; to successfully deal with a difficult
  2. 3. Punishment inflicted in retaliation for a previous injury or offense; retribution or
  3. 4. To move quickly from one interest, condition, or position to another.
  4. 6. The state of hoping or anticipating that something positive will happen; a feeling
  5. 8. detached from one’s mind or emotions.
  6. 12. So dull or bleak that it causes people to feel discouraged or depressed; gloomy, dismal,
  7. 13. Showing feelings of extreme irritation or annoyance.
  8. 15. A person hired as a private driver; a person whose job is to drive people around in a
  9. 16. and concerns when one’s involvement is not welcome.
  10. 17. Lacking vigor or strength; physically weak or frail.
  11. 20. or the allocation of public funds to benefit private interests.
  12. 23. people with high social status.
  13. 24. To interfere in someone else’s private affairs; to become involved in other people’s
  14. 27. The acquisition of money or other benefits through illegal or dishonest means, such as