Jane Eyre Vocab. - Sullivan (with Salata's words)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Bilious | having or resulting from an ailment of bile or liver; bad-tempered |
| Aversion | a fixed, intense dislike; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because it has been associated with an unpleasant or painful stimulus |
| Sequestered | to cause to withdraw into seclusion; to remove or set apart; segregate |
| Slatternly | Slovenly; untidy (also can mean sluttish; negligent; dirty) |
| Creed | a formal statement of religious belief; a system of belief, principles, or opinions |
| Mortify | to discipline (one's body and physical appetites) by self-denial or self-inflicted privation (also to cause to experience shame, humiliation, or wounded pride) |
| Ardently | expressing or characterized by warmth of feeling; passionate |
| Consumption | a progressive wasting of body tissue; pulmonary tuberculosis (Note this special usage of a common word: the old-fashioned name for TB) |
| Virile | Having or showing masculine spirit, strength, vigor, or power |
| Profligate | Given over to dissipation; dissolute; Recklessly wasteful; wildly extravagant |
| Rake | An immoral or dissolute person; a libertine |
| Perseverance | Steady persistence in adhering to a course of action, a belief, or a purpose; steadfastness |
| Sagacious | Acutely insightful and wise; having sound judgment |
| Destitute | Not possessing the necessaries of life; in a condition of want; needy; very poor |
| Absolved | To pronounce clear of guilt or blame; to relieve of a requirement or obligation |
| Brooding | To turn over in the mind moodily and at length; fret, mope, stew, worry |
| Zealous | eager, devoted, enthusiastic, fervent; warmly engaged, or ardent |
| Coerce | To force to act or think in a certain way using pressure, threats, or intimidation; compel |
| Venerated | Profound respect or reverence |
| Forbearance | tolerance and self-control in the face of provocation; the act of abstaining from or waiting; the exercise of patience |
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