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Jane Eyre Vocab ch.1-5

Terms in this set (20)

Lamentable
Full of or expressing sorrow or grief
Torpid
Mentally or physically inactive
Billious
Spiteful; bad-tempered
Antipathy
A deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion
Impudence
Lacking modesty; cocky
Pungent
Having a sharply taste, smell, or quality
Trifle
1) A thing of little to no importance
2) Treat someone without seriousness or respect
Benefactress
A woman who gives money or other help to a person or cause
Ignominy
Public shame or disgrace
Consecration
The act of making something holy or to dedicate to a higher purpose
Opprobrium
1) Harsh criticism
2) The public disgrace arising from someone's shameful conduct
3) An occasion or cause of reproach or disgrace
Reviled
Criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner
Consternation
Feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected
Tumult
1) Confusion of disorder 2) A loud noise made by a mass of confused people
Noxious
Harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant
Propensity
An inclination or natural tendency to behave a certain way
Sanguine
Optimistic; especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation
Interloper
A person who becomes involved in a place or situation where he or she is not wanted or considered to belong
Abhor
Regard with disgust or hatred
Artifice
Clever or cunning devices or expedients especially as used to trick or deceive others
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