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Ethan Frome Vocabulary
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10th Grade
04/28/2011

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Fascinator
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A woman's scarf - noun
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Impudent
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Offensively bold;;disrespectful - adjective
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Sardonically
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Scornfully, mockingly, bitterly - adverb
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Serviceable
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It describes something that does its job adequately - adjective
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Communion
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A sympathetic relationship or conversation; a sharing of emotions and ideas - noun
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Panorama
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A complete view in every direction - noun
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Poignancy
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Severe emotional pain to the feelings or emotions - noun
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Intangible
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Not capable of being touched ever - adjective
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Incisively
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In a cutting manner;;often talks about decisions or verbal interaction - adverb
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Incredulous
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Describing something unbelievable;;people are this, not the event - adjective
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Inflection
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A tone of voice which is up and down - noun
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Indignation
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Anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean - noun
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Suffused
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To spread over as with a fluid, light, or color; also gas - transitive verb
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Counterpane
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A cover or quilt for a bed - noun
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Repugnant
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Describing disgusting - adjective
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Indentured
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Describing a contracted person who works for another - adjective
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Acquitted
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To free of clear as from as accusation - transitive verb
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Chronicle
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The record of a series of events or a lineage such as a family tree - noun
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Discern
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To perceive or to detect - transitive verb
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Banter
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Conversation back and forth in a joking (teasing) manner - noun
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