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Ethan Frome Vocab.

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Mien A person's look or manner, indicating their character or mood.
Innocuous Not harmful or offensive.
Forlorn Pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely: "forlorn figures at bus stops". (of an aim or endeavor) Unlikely to succeed or be fulfilled; hopeless: "a forlorn attempt to escape"
Impudent Not showing due respect for another person; impertinent.
Repugnant Extremely distasteful; unacceptable. In conflict with; incompatible with
Sedentary (of a person) Tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive. (of work or a way of life) Characterized by much sitting and little physical exercise
Excursion A short journey or trip, esp. one engaged in as a leisure activity. A trip at reduced rates.
Suffocate Die or cause to die from lack of air or inability to breathe. Have or cause to have difficulty in breathing
Spectral Of or like a ghost. Of or concerning spectra or the spectrum.
Squalid (of a place) Extremely dirty and unpleasant, esp. as a result of poverty or neglect. Showing a contemptible lack of moral standards
Evade Escape or avoid, esp. by cleverness or trickery. (of an abstract thing) Elude (someone)
Compunction A feeling of guilt or moral scruple that follows the doing of something bad: "spend the money without compunction". A pricking of the conscience.
Meager Lacking in quantity or quality: "their meager earnings". (of a person or animal) Lean; thin
Benevolence
Facetious
Audacity
Austere
Created by: ethanfromevocab
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