Jane Eyre Vocab Flashcards
vapid
lacking; offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging
quiescence
inactivity or dormancy
genial
friendly and cheerful
palliate
make less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause
limpid
completely clear
salubrious
healthy; health-giving
neophyte
a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief
arrogate
take or claim something without justification
lurid
very vivid in color
assuage
make less intense
fulminate
express vehement protest
enjoin
instruct or urge someone to do something
ineffable
too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words
portentous
signaling or warning that something momentous is likely to happen
insipid
lacking flavor/vigor/interest
supercilious
behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others
lassitude
a state of physical or mental weariness
chagrin
distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated
alacrity
brisk and cheerful readiness
evince
reveal the presence of; indicate
entreat
ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something
bequeath
leave to a person or other beneficiary by a will
impetuous
acting or done quickly without thought or care
expiate
make amends or reparation for (guilt or sin)
fractious
irritable and quarrelsome
colloquy
a conversation
stipulate
demand, typically as a bargain or agreement
aver
state or assert to be the case
rescind
revoke, cancel, or repeal
