Jane Eyre Vocab Flashcards
Ameliorate
(Verb)- to make something, such as a problem, better, less painful, etc.
Ardor
(Noun)- an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling, extreme vigour or energy
Avaricious
(Adjective)- greedy of gain; excessively acquisitive especially in seeking to hoard riches
Beguile
(Verb)- to lead by deception
Bilious
(Adjective)- of or relating to bile or sickeningly unpleasant
Capricious
(Adjective)- changing often and quickly; not logical or reasonable
Captious
(Adjective)- marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
Corpulent
(Adjective)- having a large bulky body
Antipathy
(Noun)- deep-seated feelings of dislike
Debauchery
(Noun)- Bad or immoral behaviour that involves sex, drugs, alcohol
Deferential
(Adjective)- showing or expressing difference, regardful
Diffidence
(Noun)- The quality or state of being diffident, doubt, fear, reluctance
Dissipate
(Verb)- to cause something to spread out and disappear, disperse
Edification
(Noun)- moral improvement or guidance
Eschew
(Verb)- to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds
Extirpate
(Verb)- to destroy or remove something completely
Fastidious
(Adjective)- very careful about how you do something
Furtive
(Adjective)- done in a quiet and secret way to avoid being noticed
Gregarious
(Adjective)- enjoying the company of other people
Halcyon
(Adjective)- denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful
Ignominy
(Noun)- A situation that causes you to feel ashamed or embarrassed
Insipid
(Adjective)- not interesting or exciting; lacking in flavour
Lachrymose
(Adjective)- tending to cause tears, tending to cry often
Limpid
(Adjective)- perfectly clear; clear and simple in style
Onus
(Noun)- The responsibility for something, culpability, fault, guilt
Opprobrium
(Noun)- very strong disapproval or criticism of a person or thing, especially by a large number of people
Palliate
(Verb)- to make the effects of something, such as an illness, less painful, harmful or harsh
Pathos
(Noun)- A quality that causes people to feel sympathy and sadness, passion
Penurious
(Adjective)- very poor
Peremptorily
Adjective- (especially of a person’s manner or actions) insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way.
Physiognomy
(Noun)- The face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character
Piquant
(Adjective)- having a pleasant, spicy taste; interesting and exciting
Propensity
(Noun)- A strong natural tendency to do something
Propitious
(Adjective)- likely to have or produce good results
Puerile
(Adjective)- silly or childish, especially in a way that shows lack of seriousness or good judgement
Quiescence
(Noun)- The quality or state of being quiescent, dormancy, suspension
Remonstrate
(Verb)- to disagree and argue or complain about something
Revile
(Verb)- to speak about someone or something in a very critical or insulting way
Sagacity
(Noun)- The quality of being sagacious, discernment, insight, perception
Salient
(Adjective)- very important or noticeable
Salubrious
(Adjective)- healthy
Sanguine
(Adjective)- confident and hopeful
Saturnine
(Adjective)- very serious and unhappy
Slatternly
(Adjective)- of, relating to, or characteristic of a slut or prostitute
Soporific
(Adjective)- causing a person to become tired and ready to fall asleep
Soto voce
(Adverb)- in a very quiet voice
Supercilious
(Adjective)- having or showing the proud and unpleasant attitude of people who think that they are better or more important than other people
Taciturn
(Adjective)- tending to be quiet; not speaking frequently
Torpid
(Adjective)- having or showing very little energy or movement; not active, lethargic
Acumen
(Noun)- Keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters
