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Streetcar Vocab. Quiz 2
scenes 4-6
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Literature
10th Grade
03/08/2014

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Alpaca
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a long-haired domesticated mammal related to the llama, valued for its wool
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Gossamer
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a very light or delicate material
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Daemonic
Definition
of or relating to a demon
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Swilling
Definition
wash or rinse out by pouring large amounts of water or other liquid over it
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Anthropological
Definition
of or relating to the study of humankind
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Effeminate
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(of a man) having or showing characteristics regarded typical of a woman
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Bromo
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a popular hangover/upset stomach remedy; representing bromine
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Bohemian
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a person who has informal and unconventional social habits esp. an artist
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Coquettishly
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behaving in such a way as to suggest a playful sexual attraction; flirtacious
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Vice Squad
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division of the police force the enforce laws against prostitution, drug abuse, etc.
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Stolid
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calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation
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Contemptuously
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without respect; in a disdainful manner
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Astrological
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relating to concerned with the study of celestial bodies
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Neurosthenic
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a person suffering from a nervous breakdown
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