Pink Flamingos - Vocab Words

Synonymous

(of a word or phrase) having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or phrase in the same language.

Pizazz

an attractive combination of vitality and glamour.

Modest

unassuming or moderate in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements.

Motifs

a distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition.

Inscribed

(of a surface or object) marked with characters.

Extravagence

lack of restraint in spending money or use of resources.

excessive elaborateness of style, speech, or action.

Fillip

something which acts as a stimulus or boost to an activity.

Flamboyant

(of a person or their behavior) tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness.

Conjured

call upon (a spirit or ghost) to appear, by means of a magic ritual.

implore (someone) to do something.

Namesake

a person or thing that has the same name as another.

Semiotic

relating to signs and symbols.

"the gestures, images, and objects notated in his scripts share a semiotic importance equal to the spoken text"

Commensurate

corresponding in size or degree; in proportion.

Littoral

relating to or situated on the shore of the sea or a lake.

a region lying along a shore.

Broiling

extremely hot; scorching.

Incarnadine

a bright crimson or pinkish-red color.

Affluence

the state of having a great deal of money; wealth.

Proliferated

increase rapidly in numbers; multiply.