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useful vocabulary related to a streetcar named desire
pragmatic
finding a way to get something done without style or charm
apotheosis
the perfect example of something
amoral
unconcerned with the rightness or wrongness of something
escalating
increasing in seriousness or intensity
amalgamation
a combination
latinate
having the character of latin
destitution
extreme poverty
bathos
when the tone of a scene switches from sadness to comedic
pathos
a quality that evokes pity or sadness
elysian fields
where greek gods go after death to rest
raffish
unconventional and slightly disreputable, in an attractive way
redolences
strongly reminiscent of
meritocratic
a society in which power is held by people according to merit
solipsism
being very self-centered
antithetical
directly opposing ideas
lexis
a group of words
microcosm
something small that reflects the characteristics of something much bigger
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