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Ethan Frome Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mien | noun. air;bearing |
| Taciturnity | n. habit of silence; disciplinarian to talk. |
| Colloquially | adj. informally; conversationally. |
| Reticent | adj. silent; unwilling to speak |
| Initiation | n. knowledge not widely shared. |
| Sentient | adj. capable of feeling and perceiving. |
| Wraith | n. ghost |
| Peristyle | n. short, decorative columns at base of a New England-style church steeple. |
| Declivity | n. downward slope. |
| Harmonium | n. type of reed organ. |
| Fascinator | n. woman's head scarf |
| Suppleness | n. easily adaptable |
| Effrontery | n brashness; boldness |
| Demurred | v. objected; protested |
| Fatuity | n. foolishness; naivete`. |
| Latent | adj. presently inactive or hidden |