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Streetcar Vocab. Quiz 3
scenes 7-11
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Literature
10th Grade
03/08/2014

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Colloquy
Definition
a conversation
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Quinine
Definition
a bitter crystalline compound used as a tonic and formerly as anti-malarial drug
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Sotto Voce
Definition
(of singing or a spoken remark) in a quiet voice, as if not overheard
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Aura
Definition
a distinctive atmosphere that seems to surround a person, thing, or place
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Saccharine
Definition
excessively sweet or sentimental
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Uncavalier
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showing proper concern
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Voluptuously
Definition
in a shapely manner
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Affectedly
Definition
influences or touched by an external factor
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Recriminations
Definition
an accusation in response to one from someone else
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Spectral
Definition
of or like a ghost
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Contrapuntally
Definition
of or in counterpart; polyphonically
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Degenerate
Definition
having lost the physical, mental, or moral qualities considered normal
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Sinuously
Definition
having many curves and turns
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Contemptible
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deserving contempt; despicable
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Prodigiously
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remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree
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Transitory
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not permanent
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