A Streetcar Named Desire Vocabulary Flashcards
to weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quantity, or value; to make thin; make slender or fine
Attenuate
mildly or sometimes engagingly disreputable or nonconformist; rakish; gaudily vulgar or cheap
Raffish
out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming; not harmonious in character; inconsonant; lacking harmony of parts
Incongruous
having fever; excited, restless, or uncontrolled, as if from fever
Feverish
the quality or state of being vivacious; liveliness; animation; sprightliness
Vivacity
doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt; questionable
Dubious(ly)
to fine fault with; blame; censure
Reproach
portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious
Ominously
a male goose
Gander
to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets;to obtain by fraud or deceit
Swindle
to make oneself appear striking or smart in dress or appearance
Preen
pertaining to judgment in courts of justice or to the administration of justice
Judicial
to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution
Abscond(ing)
not provident; lacking foresight; incautious; unwary; neglecting to provide for future needs
Improvident
noting or pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in elevated style; heroic; majestic; impressively great
Epic
voluntary sexual intercourse between two unmarried persons or two persons not married to each other
Fortification
gruesome; horrible; revolting; glaringly vivid; shocking
Lurid
a curtain hung Ina doorway, either to replace the door or for decoration
Portieres
having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; causing little or not pain
Indolent
dashing courage; heroic bravery
Gallantry
a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe
Reverence
to hold or make fast to something
Grapple(ing)
the wing of a bird
Pinioned
disagreeing or harsh in sound
Dissonant