Ethan Frome Vocab Flashcards by Nick Koss | Brainscape

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to surrender

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capitulate

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quiet, not verbose

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taciturn

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harmless, producing no injury

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innocuous

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piercing, incisive and keen

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poignant

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restraint in speech, reluctance to speak

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reticence

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moving with or resembling a wave-like motion

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undulations

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to raise doubts or objections; to show reluctance

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demur

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to add a bit of color, to affect slightly

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tinge

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very perceptive, clear and to the point

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incisively

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believing in slight evidence, gullible

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credulous

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disgusting, offensive

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repugnant

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sparkling, shining, or flashing

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scintillating

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premonition of evil

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foreboding

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wealth, affluence, abundance

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opulence

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wise and careful about practical matters

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prudent

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incapable of being satisfied

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insatiable

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very thin, emaciated, angular

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gaunt

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find of good company and of festivity

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conviviality

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acting routinely with little interest or care

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perfunctory

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not showing passion or feeling

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stoicism

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happy

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felicitous

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forcefully expression emotion or conviction

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vehemence

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harsh feelings, resentment, hatred

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animosity

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to make an effort to gain good favor with someone

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ingratiate

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overflowing with excitement, showing enthusiasm

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ebullient

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peacefully, calmly

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placidly

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marked with spots of different color

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mottled

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slow, sluggish, weak

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languid

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rambling, moving from topic to topic randomly

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discursive

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not fully worked out, uncertain

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tentatively