Ethan Frome Vocabulary
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erinsimonsen on December 5, 2011
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31 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 austere | Adj: : simple or plain : not fancy |
| beleaguer | Verb: : to cause constant or repeated trouble for (a person, business, etc.) |
| blunder | Verb: to make a stupid or careless mistake |
| desolate | Adj very sad and lonely especially because someone you love has died or left |
| dialectic | Noun a method of examining and discussing opposing ideas in order to find the truth |
| efface | Verb: to cause (something) to fade or disappear |
| ingratiate | Verb: often disapproving : to gain favor or approval for (yourself) by doing or saying things that people like — usually + with |
| insatiable | Adj: [more insatiable; most insatiable] : always wanting more : not able to be satisfied |
| languid | Adj: showing or having very little strength, energy, or activity |
| oblique | Adj: : not direct : not stated directly |
| opulent | Adj: very comfortable and expensive : luxurious |
| poignant | Adj: causing a strong feeling of sadness |
| querulous | Adj: complaining in an annoyed way |
| reproach | Noun: a expression of disapproval or disappointment |
| repugnant | Adj: causing a strong feeling of dislike or disgust : repulsive |
| reticent | Adj: not willing to tell people about things |
| stoic | showing no emotion especially when something bad is happening |
| taciturn | Adj: tending to be quiet : not speaking frequently |
| tenuous | Adj: 1 : not certain, definite, or strong : flimsy, weak, or uncertain |
| vehement | Adj: showing strong and often angry feelings : very emotional |
| vexation | Noun: something that worries or annoys you |
| wan | Adj: looking sick or pale |
| wistful | Adj: having or showing sad thoughts and feelings about something that you want to have or do and especially about something that made you happy in the past |
| Affable | Adj: friendly and easy to talk to |
| Animosity | Noun: a strong feeling of dislike or hatred |
| Capitulate | Verb: to stop fighting an enemy or opponent : to admit that an enemy or opponent has won : surrender |
| Consecrate | Verb: to officially make (something, such as a place or building) holy through a special religious ceremony — usually used as (be) consecrated |
| Convivial | Adj: of or relating to social events where people can eat, drink, and talk in a friendly way with others |
| Derision | Noun: the feeling that people express when they criticize and laugh at someone or something in an insulting way |
| Ebullient | Adj: lively and enthusiastic |
| Effrontery | Noun: describes the attitude of a person who does something very boldly and without shame even though it is wrong or offensive in some way. |
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