Jane Eyre Flashcards
muse
be absorbed in thought.
“he was musing on the problems he faced”
gleam
shine brightly, especially with reflected light.
“light gleamed on the china cats”
headstrong
energetically wilful and determined.
“the headstrong impulsiveness of youth”
gloaming
twilight; dusk.
“hundreds of lights are already shimmering in the gloaming”
stile
an arrangement of steps that allows people but not animals to climb over a fence or wall.
colloquize
to engage in colloquy
colloquy
a formal conversation or conference
facile
ignoring the true complexities of an issue; superficial.
“facile generalizations”
eventide
the end of the day; evening.
effervesce
(of a liquid) give off bubbles.
“the waves seemed to effervesce as they swept by”
entreat
ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something.
“his friends entreated him not to go”
vouchsafe
give or grant (something) to (someone) in a gracious or condescending manner.
“it is a blessing vouchsafed him by heaven”
piquant
having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavour.
“a piquant tartare sauce”
smite
strike with a firm blow.
“he smites the water with his sword”
upbraid
find fault with (someone); scold.
“he was upbraided for his slovenly appearance”
expostulate
express strong disapproval or disagreement.
“he found Fox expostulating with a young man”
avaricious
having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
“a corrupt and avaricious government”
besotted
strongly infatuated.
“he became besotted with a local barmaid”
infatuated
possessed with an intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone.
“an infatuated teenager”
prurience
Prurience is when someone pays too much attention to sex
indigence
a state of extreme poverty; destitution.
“he did valuable work towards the relief of indigence”
noxious
harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant.
“they were overcome by the noxious fumes”
visage
a person’s face, with reference to the form or proportions of the features.
“an elegant, angular visage”
reverie
a state of being pleasantly lost in one’s thoughts; a daydream.
“a knock on the door broke her reverie”
bilious
affected by or associated with nausea or vomiting.
“a bilious attack”
hypochondriac
a person who is abnormally anxious about their health
epicure
a person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink.
“they see themselves as epicures—delighting in food that is properly prepared”
indomitable
impossible to subdue or defeat.
“a woman of indomitable spirit”
bereaved
deprived of a close relation or friend through their death.
“bereaved families”
soliloquy
an act of speaking one’s thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play.
“Edmund ends the scene as he had begun it, with a soliloquy”
parson
a beneficed member of the clergy; a rector or a vicar
sequestered
of a place) isolated and hidden away.
“a wild sequestered spot”
consecration
the action of making or declaring something, typically a church, sacred.
“the consecration of this cathedral was a magical event”
halcyon
denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful.
“the halcyon days of the mid 1980s, when profits were soaring”
brooding
engaged in or showing deep thought about something that makes one sad, angry, or worried.
“he stared with brooding eyes”
approbation
approval or praise.
“a term of approbation”
inscrutable
impossible to understand or interpret.
“Guy looked blankly inscrutable”
vivacity
(especially in a woman) the quality of being attractively lively and animated.
“he was struck by her vivacity, humour and charm”
pensive
engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
“a pensive mood”
temper
act as a neutralizing or counterbalancing force to (something).
“their idealism is tempered with realism”
sully
damage the purity or integrity of.
“they were outraged that anyone should sully their good name”
cravat
a short, wide strip of fabric worn by men round the neck and tucked inside an open-necked shirt.
impudent
not showing due respect for another person; impertinent.
“he could have strangled this impudent upstart”
Grecian
relating to ancient Greece, especially its architecture.
lachrymose
tearful or given to weeping.
“she was pink-eyed and lachrymose”
purveyor
a person who sells or deals in particular goods.
“a purveyor of large luxury vehicles”
corporeal
relating to a person’s body, especially as opposed to their spirit.
“he was frank about his corporeal appetites”
infirmity
physical or mental weakness.
“old age and infirmity come to men and women alike”
enchantment
a feeling of great pleasure; delight.
“the enchantment of the mountains”
ruddy
(of a person’s face) having a healthy red colour.
“a cheerful pipe-smoking man of ruddy complexion”
stone-blind
totally blind.
