Ethan Frome Vocab Flashcards

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Reticent

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Being sparing in communications

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Taciturnity

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The act of being disinclined to speak

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Convivial

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Friendly; social

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Volubility

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Fluent in speech

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Indolent

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Lazy

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Incredulity

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State of disbelief

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Mien

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One’s look or appearance

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Tenuous

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Thin; slender

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Languidly

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Listlessly; slowly

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Opulence

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Wealth and luxury

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Facetious

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Witty or humorous

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Declivity

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A place that slopes downward

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Sardonically

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Scornfully; bitterly

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Queruously

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Complainingly; peevishly

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Preclude

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To prevent

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Recrimination

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A countercharge

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Fatuity

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Silliness; imbecility

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Undulations

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Wavelike movements

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Sentient

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Conscious; state of being aware

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Effrontery

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Shamelessness; boldness

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Aggrieved

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Injured; having a grievance

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Poignant

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Stinging; pricking; sharp

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Wraith

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A specter; an apparition of a person, especially one who is living

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Discomfiture

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Confusion; frustration

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Inexorable

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Unyielding; harsh; rigid