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Jane Eyre Vocab Flashcards

1
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vapid

A

lacking; offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging

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quiescence

A

inactivity or dormancy

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genial

A

friendly and cheerful

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palliate

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make less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause

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limpid

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completely clear

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salubrious

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healthy; health-giving

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neophyte

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a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief

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arrogate

A

take or claim something without justification

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lurid

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very vivid in color

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assuage

A

make less intense

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fulminate

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express vehement protest

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enjoin

A

instruct or urge someone to do something

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ineffable

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too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words

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portentous

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signaling or warning that something momentous is likely to happen

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insipid

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lacking flavor/vigor/interest

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supercilious

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behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others

17
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lassitude

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a state of physical or mental weariness

18
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chagrin

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distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated

19
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alacrity

A

brisk and cheerful readiness

20
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evince

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reveal the presence of; indicate

21
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entreat

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ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something

22
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bequeath

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leave to a person or other beneficiary by a will

23
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impetuous

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acting or done quickly without thought or care

24
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expiate

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make amends or reparation for (guilt or sin)

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fractious

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irritable and quarrelsome

26
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colloquy

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a conversation

27
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stipulate

A

demand, typically as a bargain or agreement

28
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aver

A

state or assert to be the case

29
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rescind

A

revoke, cancel, or repeal

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