Assume, most likely
Beneatha and George come in, presumably from an evening out again. [ what does "presumably" mean? ]
brushoff, check, cold shoulder, cut, defeat, denial
She rebuffs him again and he starts to leave. [ what does "rebuffs" mean? ]
Leak, surprise, shock
Walter, you ain't been to work for three days. (This is a revelation to her.) [ what does "revelation" mean? ]
Worry, fear, anxiety
Finally, in a decisive gesture, he gets up, and, in mingled joy and desperation, picks up the money. [ what does "desperation" mean? ]
Excitement, energy, liveliness
His happiness is deep in him; he cannot keep still with his new-found exuberance. [ what does "exuberance" mean? ]
Agreeably, kindly
Affably, as he sits himself easily on a chair, leaning with interest forward on his knees and looking expectantly into the newcomer's face. [ what does "Affably" mean? ]
Absurd, ridiculous, foolish
...and the hat is ludicrous and considerably oversized. [ what does "ludicrous" mean? ]
Warning, worrying, gloomy
In the living room Beneatha sits at the table, still surrounded by the now almost ominous packing carts. [ what does "ominous" mean? ]
Misery, hopelessness
Already, and after such a small defeat, you are worshiping despair. [ what does "despair" mean? ]
Steal, rob, loot
What about all the crooks and petty thieves and just plain idiots who will come into power to steal and plunder the same as before. [ what does "plunder" mean? ]
Shaped, bent, twisted
Ah-so this is what the New World hath finally wrought..." [ what does "wrought" mean? ]
Speech by one person
Beneatha ignores the eccentricity of his actions and goes on with the monologue of insult. [ what does "monologue" mean? ]
access, barge in, bayonet, blow in, bore, break in
The word "Man" has penetrated his consciousness; he mumbles... [ what does "penetrated" mean? ]
inscription on a gravestone
You give him up for me? You done wrote his epitaph too-...[ what does "epitaph" mean? ]
Among, in the middle of
She flies to get it amid the general bustling of the family. [ what does "amid" mean? ]