Jane Eyre Vocab #1
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annierparker on November 16, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 diffidence | shyness, lack of self confidence |
| obligations | Debts of gratitude |
| reverberation | repeated echoes of sound |
| perused | to examine or study attentively and in detail |
| frame | to shape; to give form |
| intimidated | made afraid |
| deliberated | carefully considered |
| judicious | wise |
| retaliation | revenge |
| brooding | moodily thoughtful |
| laden | weighed down with a heavy load, burdened |
| fragmentary | incomplete; disconnected; made up of fragments |
| ominous | threatening; foreboding evil |
| truculent | fierce |
| deferentially | respectfully |
| fervid | heated or vehement in spirit |
| predisposed | Inclined Beforehand |
| redeeming | mitigating (small but important) |
| transforming | Changing the form of |
| soporific | causing sleep |
| propitious | favorable |
| eccentric | odd, peculiar |
| transitory | Short-lived or temporary |
| gregarious | sociable; enjoying the company of others |
| apprehensive | fearful or anxious |
| malignant | Evil |
| impudence | bold disrespect or rudeness |
| imperative | urgent; mandatory |
| immutable | unchangeable |
| culpable | deserving blame, worthy of condemnation |
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