Ethan Frome Vocabulary

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Taciturn
reserved in speech , inclined to silence
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Repugnant
distasteful, offensive
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Querulous
full of complaints/complaining, peevish
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Sardonic
mocking, sneering, characterized by derision
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Intangible
incapable of being perceived by touch, hard to perceive
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Forlorn
desolate, dreary, unhappy or miserable
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Scintillate
to sparkle or flash
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Preclude
to prevent the presence, existence or occurrence of; to make impossible
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Tenuous
lacking in clarity; of slight importance; thin, flimsy
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Innocuous
harmless; not interesting or significant
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Resolute
determined, set in purpose or opinion
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Compunction
any uneasiness about a course of action; guilt
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Affable
friendly, easy to talk to
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Meager
small in amount or quantity
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Placid
calm, peaceful
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Facetious
lacking in seriousness, humorous
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Inclination
a tendency, liking or preference
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Inexorable
unyielding, unchangeable, stubborn
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Audacity
boldness or daring, esp with a disregard for safety
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Austere
extremely plain; severe in manner