A Streetcar Named Desire Vocab

raffish

unconventional and slightly disreputable

lyricism

an artist’s expression of emotion in an imaginative and beautiful way

attenuates

reduce the force, effect the value of

redolence

quality of having a pleasant odor or smelling like a certain thing (used with of)

evoke

call up or produce memories, feelings; to elicit or draw forth

infatuated

possessed by a foolish or extravagant passion, especially for another person (used with “with”)

cosmopolitan

free from local, provincial or rational ideas, prejudices or attachments

incongruous

not in harmony or keeping with surroundings or other aspects

scarce

insufficient for the demand (especially of food, money, or some other resource)

vivacity

the quality of being attractively lively and animated (especially in a woman)

comply

to act in accordance with a wish or command (of a person or group)

reluctant

unwilling or hesitant; disinclined

overwrought

in a state of nervous anxiety or excitement

radiant

sending out light, shining or glowing brightly

reproach

address someone in such a way as to express disapproval or disappointment

indulgence

the action or fact of allowing oneself to enjoy the pleasure of

auxiliary

providing supplementary or additional help and support

emblem

a symbolic object as a distinctive badge of a nationm organization, or family

unrefined

not processed to remove impurities or unwanted elements