Jane Eyre Part 2 Flashcards
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Salient
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Standing out conspicuously
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Disparage
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To lower in rank or reputation
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Throe
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A hard or painful struggle
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Remunerate
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To pay an equivalent to for a service, loss,or expense
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Sardonic
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Disdainfully or skeptically humorous
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Assuage
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To lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses)
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Confabulate
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To talk informally
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Saturnine
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Of a gloomy or surly disposition
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Placid
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Serenely free of interruption or disturbance
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Taciturn
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Temperamentally disinclined to talk
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Indict
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To charge with a fault or offense
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Solace
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To give comfort to in grief or misfortune
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Acumen
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Keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters
