Jane Eyre Flashcards

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1
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Belie

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To picture falsely
misrepresent
to show to be false

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vapid

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dull

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efface

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to rub or wipe out

erase

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officious

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marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others

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celerity

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speed

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importune

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to beset with repeated or insistent requests

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hector

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to intimate or dominate in a blustering way

a bully

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arrogate

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to take or claim for oneself without right

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expiate

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to make mends or reparation for

atone

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consecrate

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to declare as sacred

sanctify

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subjoin

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to add at the end

append

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assuage

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to make something less intense or severe

to pacify or calm

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imperious

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arrogantly domineering or overbearing

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inscrutable

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difficult to fathom or understand

impenetrable

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exonerate

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to free from blame

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chimerical

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highly improbable

fanciful

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contumacy

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obstinate or contemptuous resistance to authority

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anathema

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a vehement denunciation

a curse

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lachrymose

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tearful

weepy

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vanquish

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to defeat

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clement

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lenient
merciful
mild

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halcyon

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calm
peaceful
prosperous

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meretricious

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gaudy

vulgar

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contumely

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rudeness or contempt arising from arrogance

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acumen

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quickness
accuracy
keenness of judgement or insight

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To picture falsely

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Belie

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dull

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vapid

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to rub or wipe out

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efface

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marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others

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officious

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speed

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celerity

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to beset with repeated or insistent requests

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importune

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to intimate or dominate in a blustering way

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hector

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to take or claim for oneself without right

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arrogate

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a bully

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hector

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erase

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efface

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misrepresent

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belie

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to show to be false

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belie

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to make amends or reparation for

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expiate

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to atone

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expiate

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to declare as sacred

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consecrate

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sanctify

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consecrate

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to add at the end

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subjoin

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to append

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subjoin

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to make something less intense or severe

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assuage

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to pacify or calm

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assuage

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arrogantly domineering or overbearing

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imperious

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difficult to fathom or understand

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inscrutable

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impenetrable

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inscrutable

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to free from blame

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exonerate

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highly improbable

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chimerical

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fanciful

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chimerical

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obstinate or contemptuous resistance to authority

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contumacy

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a vehement denunciation

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anathema

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a curse

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anathema

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tearful

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lachrymose

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weepy

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lachrymose

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to defeat

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vanquish

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lenient/merciful

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clement

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mild

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clement

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calm/peaceful

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halcyon

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Prosperous

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halcyon

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gaudy/vulgar

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meretricious

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rudeness or contempt arising from arrogance

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contumely

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quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgement or insight

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acumen