The Plastic Flamingo Vocabulary Flashcards
to claim some territory by planting a flag or stake in the ground
stake
the quality of liveliness, excitement and style
pizzazz
French for “flaming”, in English it has negative connotations,
meaning showy and flashy
flamboyant
to create something through magic spells and witchcraft
conjure
in a way that attracts attention by being unusual or extreme
strikingly
to gather together like birds do.
flock
a memento of a trip
souvenir
having the same or similar meaning to something else,
closely associated with
synonymous
humble, not fancy
modest
to provide eagerly especially with food, drink or help
cater
a design style popular in the 1920s and 1930s that is
characterized by streamlined lines and geometrical shapes
art deco
well supplied, full of
replete
a recurring pattern or decorative design
motif
happening in the opposite way to what is expected, and
typically causingwryamusementbecause of this.
ironic
a fancy French word for long feathers
plumes
to carve a design or word into some surface
inscribe
expressing forcefully and with emphasis
emphatic
a mark of being special, prestigious or stylish
cachet
a stimulus, a flick of the finger
fillip
a place in the desert where there is water. It is green and verdant
in the midst of the desert
oasis
a member of organized crime
gangster
a Motor Hotel, a cheaper type of lodging that caters to
motorists. Usually you can drive to the room without going through the lobby
motel
having to do with signs and symbols
semiotic
the new young shoot of a plant
sprout
corresponding in size, degree or proportion
commensurate
having to do with the chemical properties that make
electrons move
electrochemical
a stablesubatomicparticle with a charge of negative electricity, found in allatomsand acting as the primary carrier of electricity insolids.
electrons
having to do with the wetlands, beaches and marshes
littoral
having the color of a bright pinkish red (like raw bloody
meat)
incarnadine
acting shy and ladylike
demure
a shade of a color
hue
to become commonplace quickly
proliferate
wealth
affluence
creatures that do not have a spine. The six most common types of invertebrates are the following— poriferans (sponges), cnidarians (such as sea jellies and corals), echinoderms (such as sea urchins and sea stars), mollusks (such as octopuses, snails, and clams), annelids (worms), and arthropods (such as insects, spiders, and lobsters).
invertebrates
made up of salt water
saline
having the properties of analkali, or containing alkali; having
a pH greater than 7
alkaline
a simple, nonflowering, and typically aquatic plant of a large group that includes theseaweedsand many single-celled forms. Algae containchlorophyllbut lack truestems, roots, leaves, and vascular tissue.
algae
a mythical fiery bird that supposedly made a nest of fragrant cinnamon and wood when it aged. At the end of its life it caught fire and burned itself to ash. In the ashes would be found an egg from which the phoenix would be reborn again as a new young bird. It was a symbol of resurrection
Phoenix
having both cold and warm weather, neither too hot or too cold
Temperate
to walk in shallow water
Wade
methane without one hydrogen atom
Methyl
having to do with the areas of the globe that are just north or south of the tropics
Subtropical
