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Streetcar Vocab. Quiz 1
Scenes 1-3
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Literature
10th Grade
03/08/2014

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Spasmodic
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occuring or done in brief, irregular bursts
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Heterogeneous
Definition
diverse in character or content
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Raffish
Definition
unconventional and slightly disreputable esp. in an attractive manner
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Attenuates
Definition
reduce the force, effect, or value of
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Hypocritical
Definition
behaving so as that suggests one has higher standards than is the case
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Diffidently
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modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence
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Kibitz
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look on and offer unwelcome advice esp. at a card game
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Cosmopolitan
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familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures
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Dubiously
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hesitating or doubting
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Highbrow
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scholarly or rarefied in taste
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Incongruous
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not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings of something
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Portieres
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a curtain hung over a door or doorway
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Judicial
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of, by, or appropriate to a court or judge
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Implicit
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implied though not plainly expressed
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Fornications
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sexual intercourse between people not married to each other
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Indolently
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wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy
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Ominously
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giving the impression that something bad is going to happen
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Absconding
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leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid arrest for illegal acts
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Antiquity
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of great age
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Improvident
Definition
not having or showing foresight; spendthrift or thoughtless
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