Ethan Frome Vocab Flashcards by Nick Koss

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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

overflowing with excitement, showing enthusiasm

ebullient

peacefully, calmly

placidly

marked with spots of different color

mottled

slow, sluggish, weak

languid

rambling, moving from topic to topic randomly

discursive

not fully worked out, uncertain

tentatively