Jane Eyre Vocab List 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Solace | noun-comfort |
| Moiety | noun-portion (usually ½) |
| Bounteous | adj.-given or giving freely |
| Repast | noun-the food served and eaten at one time |
| Perfidious | adj.-tending to betray |
| Obviate | verb (transitive) -prevent the occurrence of |
| Edification | noun-uplifting enlightenment |
| Evince | verb-to show clearly |
| Privation | noun-act of depriving someone of food or money or rights |
| Mien | noun-dignified manner |
| Propriety | noun-correct or appropriate behavior |
| Preclude | verb-make impossible |
| Corroborate | verb-support with evidence |
| Imputation | noun-the attribution to a source or cause |
| Deem | verb-keep in mind or convey |
| Fetid | adj.-offensively malodorous (having an unpleasant odor) |
| Regeneration | noun-the activity of spiritual or physical renewal |
| Tuition | noun-a fee paid for instruction |
| Soporific | adj.-sleep inducing |
| Dissipated | adj.-pleasure-seeking, squander, waste, disperse |
| Inured | adj.-made tough by habitual exposure |
| Demure | adj.-affectedly modest or shy |
| Hoary | adj.-ancient; especially having grey or white hair; frosty |
| Enigma | noun-something that baffles |
| Affable | adj.-diffusing warmth and friendliness |
| Redundancy | noun-repetition of an act needlessly |
| Condescension | noun-indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient |
| Demeanor | noun-the way a person behaves toward other people |
| Perusal | noun-reading carefully with intent to remember |
| Fastidious | adj. making one subject to impeachment, as misconduct in office |
| (Un)impeachable | adj.-pure, perfect, morally sound |
| Salient | adj.-having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; noticeable |
| Antiquity | noun-extreme oldness |
| Venerable | adj.-impressive by reason of age; honored |
| Propitious | adj.-presenting favorable circumstances |
| Belied | verb-to show to be false; contradict, misrepresent |
| Incarnate | adj.-invested with a bodily form |
| Rill | noun-a small channel (as one formed by soil erosion) |
| Coin | verb-to make up |
| Pretext | noun-something serving to conceal plans, excuse, circumstance |
| Choler | noun-a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance |
| Celerity | noun-a rate that is rapid |
| Tenacious | adj.-stubbornly unyielding |
| Evasive | adj.-deliberately vague |
| (Un)Fledged | adj.-wings fully spread; idea that is fully developed |
| Intrinsic | adj.-belonging to a thing by its very nature |
| Atone | verb-turn away from sin |
| Deign | verb-do something that one considers to be below one's dignity |
| Insolence | noun-an offensive disrespectful act |
| Palliate | verb-provide physical relief, as from pain |
| Limpid | adj.-clear and bright |
| Salubrious | adj.-favorable to health of mind or body |
| Forte | noun-a personal strength |
| Innate | adj.-being talented through inherited qualities |
| Remorse | noun-a feeling of deep regret |
| Neophyte | noun-any new participant in some activity |
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