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A Streetcar Named Desire Vocabulary Flashcards

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to weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quantity, or value; to make thin; make slender or fine

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Attenuate

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mildly or sometimes engagingly disreputable or nonconformist; rakish; gaudily vulgar or cheap

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Raffish

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out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming; not harmonious in character; inconsonant; lacking harmony of parts

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Incongruous

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having fever; excited, restless, or uncontrolled, as if from fever

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Feverish

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the quality or state of being vivacious; liveliness; animation; sprightliness

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Vivacity

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doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt; questionable

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Dubious(ly)

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to fine fault with; blame; censure

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Reproach

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portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious

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Ominously

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a male goose

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Gander

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to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets;to obtain by fraud or deceit

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Swindle

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to make oneself appear striking or smart in dress or appearance

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Preen

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pertaining to judgment in courts of justice or to the administration of justice

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Judicial

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to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution

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Abscond(ing)

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not provident; lacking foresight; incautious; unwary; neglecting to provide for future needs

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Improvident

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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

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Epic

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voluntary sexual intercourse between two unmarried persons or two persons not married to each other

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Fortification

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gruesome; horrible; revolting; glaringly vivid; shocking

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Lurid

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a curtain hung Ina doorway, either to replace the door or for decoration

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Portieres

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having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; causing little or not pain

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Indolent

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dashing courage; heroic bravery

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Gallantry

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a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe

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Reverence

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to hold or make fast to something

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Grapple(ing)

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the wing of a bird

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Pinioned

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disagreeing or harsh in sound

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Dissonant

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the young of the dog (puppy) or of the wolf, bear, lion…

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Whelp

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lacking confidence in ones ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy

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Diffidently

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disinclined or indisposed to believe

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Incredulously

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done, characterized, or acting by stealth; furtive

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Stealthily

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in a grave or somber manner

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Gravely

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acted upon; influence

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Affected

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to bestow or express excessive love or fondness habitually

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Dote

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suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme

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Morbid

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excessive pride in one’s appearance, qualities, abilities, and achievements

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Vanity

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characteristically flirtatious, especially in a teasing lighthearted manner

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Coquettishly

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suffering from neurasthenia (nervous debility and exhaustion occurring in the absence of objective causes of lesions; nervous exhaustion)

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Neurasthenic

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characterized by shyness and modesty

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Demureness

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to disapprove strongly

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Reproving

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the mislead the mind of judgement of; deceive

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Deluded

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a man having traits, habits, etc. traditionally considered feminine, as softness and delicacy

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Effeminate

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of the nature of or resembling that of sugar; containing sugar

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Saccharine

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composed of two or more relatively independent tell dies sounded together

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Contrapuntally

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joyous, merry, or gay indisposition; glad; cheerful

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Blithely

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calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled

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Serenely

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without satisfactory or decisive effect

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Ineffectual

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having or showing pleasant, good natured personal qualities

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Amiability

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awkward, clumsy, or unmannerly

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Uncouth

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rude; ungentleman like

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Uncavalier

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to bring a countercharge against an accuser

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Recriminations

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lasting only a short time; brief

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Transitory

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deprived of; lacking food, clothing, and shelter

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Destitute

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a malicious, false, and defamatory statement or report

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Slander

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watchful; alert; vigilant

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Warily

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having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance

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Inert

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insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic

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Callous

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extraordinary; wonderful

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Prodigiously

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very happy or proud; in high spirits

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Elated

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a conversational exchange

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Colloquy

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having many curves, bends, or turns; winding

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Sinuous

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to strip or deprive especially of property or rights

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Divested

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to reecho or resound; to be deflected

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Reverberated

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