Home
Subjects
Textbook solutions
Create
Study sets, textbooks, questions
Log in
Sign up
Upgrade to remove ads
Only $35.99/year
Jane Eyre Vocabulary Chapter 20
STUDY
Flashcards
Learn
Write
Spell
Test
PLAY
Match
Gravity
Terms in this set (36)
alacrity
Liveliness, eagerness
amenable
Responsible
buxom
Healthy; lively
cannily
Carefully
carrion
A dead animal, rotting flesh
charlatan
A fraud, phony
cordial
A stimulant; liquor
crimson
The color red
culpable
Guilty
eyrie
A nest (usually built by a bird of prey)
gilding
A thin coating of gold
grappled
Wrestled
immutable
Unalterable
impetuous
Hasty, impulsive
inarticulate
Unable to be determined; unclear
Sets with similar terms
je vocab 20
32 terms
Lord of the Flies Vocabulary Chapter 4-6
19 terms
"A Rose For Emily" Vocabulary
20 terms
Lord of the Flies Chapter 4 - 6
19 terms
Sets found in the same folder
Jane Eyre Vocabulary Chapter 14
81 terms
Jane Eyre Vocabulary Chapter 15
54 terms
Jane Eyre Vocabulary Chapter 16
31 terms
Jane Eyre Vocabulary Chapter 17
81 terms
Other sets by this creator
Unit 5 EVS Vocabulary
10 terms
Zoology Vocabulary Quiz
15 terms
EVS Unit 5 Vocabulary
30 terms
Unit 5 Quizlet Live Week 3 (Spanish and…
30 terms
Verified questions
VOCABULARY
Molly _____ on her promise to purchase the grand piano, and she attempted to mollify the disappointed salesman by buying a few piano lesson books. A. desisted B. reneged C. botched D. renowned E. notarized.
VOCABULARY
From the list below, supply the words needed In complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used. Beget, imbibe, chafe, feign, desist, glean, effrontery, educe. The psychologist used a form of hypnotism to ______ her patient's childhood memories. Little by little, the doctor _____ clues that might ______ the solution to Kate's disorder. Originally the doctor worried that Kate would ______ compliance and simply pretend to remember things, but the doctor could tell that the memories were real by the way in which they seemed to ______ the patient emotionally. One hour was all Kate could stand before her therapy had to _____ for the day.
VOCABULARY
From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph. Some words will not be used. charlatan levity naive bask enraptured fickle hoax mundane amicable A. When the ___ citizens of Reynoldsville finally realized that their forty-cent bottles of miracle sap contained nothing more than licorice extract and whiskey, they formed a lynch mob and searched for the ___ who had sold the fake elixir. Fortunately, Colonel Britton, the quack they were looking for, had already taken his wagon and quietly left town before down. He rode nonstop for a full day until, in his usual routine, he pulled far off the trail and spent a day restocking his miracle sap, occasionally breaking to partake of some himself. ___ by the beautiful scenery of the Black Hills, Britton didn't waste his opportunity to ___ in the low autumn sun for the reminder of the afternoon. While most of his clientele were desensitized to the beauty of nature after spending harsh lives in it, Britton never once considered his private outings to be ___; if he didn't spend at least a few hours enjoying nature every week, he had trouble maintaining his ___ demeanor whenever he rolled into a new town. If Britton didn't at least appear to be happy, people were not going to purchase his tonic, whether it was a[n] ___ or not. His customers were very ___ about spending their money; if they had even the slightest notion that Britton's product was a scam, they would not buy it.
VOCABULARY
Study the entries and answer the questions that follow. The roots ped and pod mean "foot." The root phob means "fear." The root port means "to carry" or "bring." A _____ creature has two legs, a stand with three legs is called a[n] _____, and an animal with four legs is called a[n] _____.
Other Quizlet sets
In the Time of the Butterflies - Part II
30 terms
GRE grouping set
65 terms
GRE VOCAB (Word Groups)
65 terms
Vocabulary Sentence Flashcard
30 terms
Related questions
QUESTION
"You'd better go to the sea-side. Wouldn't you like to go now to the seaside, instead of waiting? I think you'd better," she said, looking down at him anxiously, her heart curiously heavy because of him.
QUESTION
What parts of speech is pillage?
QUESTION
Act 2: What is the meaning of Brutus' speech at the beginning of this scene?
QUESTION
"My child is yet a stranger in the world, she hath not seen the change of 14 years; let two more summers wither in their pride ere we may think her ripe to be a bride."