Ethan Frome Vocab. Chapters 1-3 Flashcards

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Having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality

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Droll

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2
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Not active; sleeping

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Dormant

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3
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A teeming group of people

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Hordes

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4
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Legally held to or bound to do something

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Indentured

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5
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Affecting the feelings painfully

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Poignancy

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6
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Habitually complaining

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Querulous

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7
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Relating to the recalling of past experience

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Reminiscent

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8
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Capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch; having reality

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Tangible

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9
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A local language or dialect

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Vernacular

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10
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Speaking in distinct syllables; well spoken

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Articulate

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