jane eyre
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 bane | something that causes problems or misery |
| dross | of a low standard or quality, something that is worthless |
| sententious | adj. moralizing more than is merited or appreciated; preachy |
| arrogate | to take or claim something without the right to do so |
| coquetry | flirtatious behavior |
| imperious | commanding; dominant |
| lugubrious | adj. extremely mournful, sad, or gloomy |
| confabulate | v. to give ficitious accounts of past events by means of discussion |
| phlegmatic | adj. characterized by a lack of emotion; not easily worried or annoyed |
| nonchalantly | adv. coolly; without concern |
| piquant | (adj) piquancy [n] stimulating, spicy |
| prattle | to babble; to chat incessantly |
| quell | to put to rest; to suppress |
| harangue | to criticize or question somebody in an effort to persuade them. |
| atone | atonement: to make amends |
| contumacy | outward disobedience or rebelliousness |
| saturnine | (adj) gloomy, morose, dark in manner or appearance |
| extirpate | to destroy completely, to get rid of something undesirable. |
| incubi | (n. plural), incubus (n. singular) something that causes great anxiety or worry, as a nightmare or obsession |
| caprice | impulsiveness, tendency towards whimsical, unpredictable behavior. |
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