Ethan Frome Vocab Unit 3

Uncouth

awkward, clumsy, or unmannerly

Eloquence

the practice or art of using language with fluency and aptness

Slatternly

slovenly and untidy

Destitute

without means of subsistence; lacking food, clothing, and shelter

Implore

to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat

Ebullition

a seething or overflowing, as of passion or feeling; outburst

Discomfiture

disconcertion; confusion; embarrassment; frustration of hopes or plans

Insatiable

incapable of being satisfied or appeased

Supersede

to replace in power, authority, effectiveness, acceptance, use, etc., as by another person or thing

Incredulous

disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical

Indenture

any deed, written contract, or sealed agreement; a contract by which a person, as an apprentice, is bound to service

Benevolence

desire to do good to others; goodwill; charitableness

Spectral

of or pertaining to a ghost

Antipathy

a natural, basic, or habitual repugnance; aversion

Querulous

full of complaints; complaining

Incessant

continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending

Inexorable

not to be persuaded, moved, or affected by prayers or entreaties; unalterable

Exaltation

a feeling or state of happiness; the state of raised or elevated, as in rank or character; of high station

Felicitous

well-suited for the occasion, as an action, manner, or expression; apt; appropriate

Inarticulate

lacking the ability to express oneself, especially in clear and effective speech