Jane Eyre Ch. 1-12 Flashcards
Torpid
(Adj) sluggish in functioning or act
Lamentable
(Adj)That is to be regretted
Bilious
(Adj) of or indicative of a peevish, ill natured disposition
Antipathy
(N) settled aversion or dislike
Pungent
(Adj) a sharp, stinging, or biting quality especially of odors
Trifle
(N) something of little value, substance, or importance
Benefactress
(N) a woman who confers a benefit; especially: one who makes a gift
Ignominy
(N) a deep personal humiliation and disgrace
Consecration
(Trans v) to regard with extreme dislike
Opprobrium
(N) something that brings disgrace
Reviled
(Trans v) subject to verbal abuse
Consternation
(N) amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion
Tumult
(N) disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd, usually with confusion of voices
Noxious
(Adj) physically harmful or destructive to living beings
Propensity
(N) an often intense natural inclination or preference
Sanguine
(Adj) having temperament marked by sturdiness, high color, and cheerfulness
Interloper
(N) one that intrudes in a place or sphere of activity
Abhor
(Trans v) to regard with extreme dislike
Artifice
(N) clever or artful skill
Precocious
(Adj) exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually early age
Parlay
(Intrans v) to speak with another
Cadence
(N) a rhythmic sequence or flow of sounds in language
Insuperable
(Adj) incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or solved
Aversion
(N) a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid it
Audacious
(Adj) contemptuous of law, religion, or decorum
Capricious
(Adj) governed by impulsive and seemingly unmotivated notion or action
Usurious
(Adj)practicing usury: the lending of money at exorbitant interest rates
Preternatural
(Adj) exceeding what is natural or regular
Cessation
(N) to delay, be idle
Refectory
(N) a dining hall
Ravenous
(Adj) very eager for food, satisfaction, or gratification
Throng
(N) a multitude of assembled persons
Ewer
(N) a vase-shapes pitcher or jug
Assiduity
(N) marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
Truculent
(Adj) feeling or displaying ferocity
Penurious
(Adj) marked or suffering from a cramping a oppressive lack of resources
Solace
(N) alleviation of grief or anxiety
Perfidious
(Adj) the quality or state of being faithless or disloyal
Ameliorated
(Trans v) to make better or more tolerable
Effluvia
(N) an invisible emanation; especially: an offensive exhalation or smell
Scourge
(N) a cause of wide or great affliction
Ostensible
(Adj) intended for display: open to view
Soporific
(Adj) causing or tending to cause sleep
Effaced
(Trans v) eliminates or made indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
Docile
(Adj) easily taught, led, or manged
Injudicious
(Adj) not judicious: indiscreet, unwise
Fastidious
(Adj) very attentive to matters of cleanliness or detail
Stile
(N) a step or set of steps for passing over a fence or wall
