Jane Eyre 13-21 Flashcards
to arrive at or deduce by conjecture: guess
Conjecture
being pleasant and at ease in talking to others
Affability
fond of company, sociable
Gregarious
favorable to or promoting health or well-being
Salubrious
to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses)
Assuage
exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful
Lugubrious
in formal talk or discussion
Confabulation
a ranting speech or writing
Harangue
something or someone that one vehemently dislikes
Anathema
to go or travel across or over
Traverse
being keen in sense perception
Sagacity
tawdrily and falsely attractive
Meretricious
coolly and patronizingly haughty
Supercilious
facial features held to show qualities of character by their configuration
Physiognomy
favorably disposed
Propitious
marked by impulsive vehemence or passion
Impetuous
intuitive feelings about the future
Presentiments
to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
Augment
strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
Ascetic
done away with as completely as if by pulling up by the roots
Eradicated
constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied
Industrious