A Streetcar Named Desire Vocabulary List
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
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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