- drab: not attractive; dull; monotonous
- draft: current of air
- etched: engraved; a design or drawing on a metal plate, or glass
- fascinated: interested greatly; attracted very strongly; charmed
- frost: moisture frozen on or in a surface; feathery crystals of ice formed when water vapor in the air condenses at a temperature below freezing
- hermit: person who goes away from others and lives alone
- hypnotized: put into a condition resembling deep sleep, but more active, in which the person acts according to the suggestions of the person who brought about the condition
- parlor: formerly, a room for receiving or entertaining guests; sitting room
- terror: easily frightened; shy
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