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A Streetcar Named Desire Vocabulary List

Created by L. Lopez, 12/9/01
Scenes 1-4

1.   raffish (13) adj-vulgar; showy

2.   attenuate (13) v-decrease

3.   incongruous (15) adj-incompatible; unsuitable

4.   feverish (18) adj-emotional; passionate

5.   vivacity (18) n-energy; cheer

6.   dubious[ly] (22) adj [adv]-doubtful; untrustworthy

7.   reproach (25) v-condemn; criticize

8.   ominously (33) adv-threateningly; forebodingly

9.   gander (34) n-a quick look

10. swindle (35) v-cheat; deceive

11. preen (35) v-groom; primp

12. judicial (41) adj-legal; analytical

13. abscond[ing] (41) v-disappear; escape; flee

14. improvident (43) adj-reckless; wasteful

15. epic (43) adj-grand; heroic

16. fornication (43) n-extramarital sex

17. lurid (45) adj-gruesome; horrifying

18. portieres (45) n-curtains hung across doorways

19. indolent (51) adj-lazy

20. gallantry (56) n-courage; graciousness

21. reverence (56) n-respect; adoration

22. grappling (57) n-struggling; grasping

23. pinioned (57) adj-restrain by holding arms

24. dissonant (59) adj-unharmonious; incompatible

25. whelp (60) n-dog or wolf offspring

26. diffidently (61) adv-shyly

27. incredulously (65) adv-with surprise; skeptically

28. stealthily (72) adv-secretively; slyly

29. gravely (72) adv-seriously

Scenes 5-11

30. affected (76) adj-artificial; phony

31. dote (76) v-indulge

32. morbid (79) adj-grim; gruesome

33. vanity (81) n-conceit; egotism

34. coquettishly (84) adv-flirtatiously

35. neurasthenic (85) adj-fatigued; loss of memory; feelings of inadequacy

36. demureness (91) n-modesty; shyness

37. reproving (91) adj-scolding

38. deluded (95) adj-deceived; fooled

39. effeminate (95) adj-unmanly

40. saccharine (98) adj-overly sweet in attitude, tone or character

41. contrapuntally (98) adv-done with contradiction; one action that contradicts another

42. blithely (99) adv-happily; cheerfully

43. serenely (104) adv-calmly; peacefully

44. ineffectual (107) adj-useless; having no impact

45. amiability (110) n-pleasantness; friendliness

46. uncouth (113) adj-rude; lacking proper manners

47. uncavalier (113) adj-not gallant; discourteous

48. recriminations (119) n-countercharges; retaliation

49. transitory (126) adj-temporary

50. destitute (126) adj-penniless; having none

51. slander (126) n-attack on one’s character; defamation

52. warily (128) adv-cautiously; carefully

53. inert (130) adj-lifeless; motionless

54. callous (131) adj-heartless; unfeeling

55. prodigiously (131) adv-exceptionally; immensely

56. elated (131) adj-excited; overjoyed

57. colloquy (137) n-conversation

58. sinuous (139) adj-curving; snaky; twisting

59. divested (139) adj-stripped

60. reverberated (139) v-echoed