Jane Eyre Vocab Chaps 1-2 Flashcards
Brief evocative descriptions, acounts, or episodes; a small illustration or portrait photograph that fades into its background without a definite border.
Vignettes
A person’s inherent qualities of mind and character; an inclination or tendency.
Disposition
Having or displaying a passionate intensity.
Fervently
Modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidence.
Diffidence
(of a person’s face or complexion) of an unhealthy yellow or pale brown color.
Sallowness
A deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion.
Antipathy
Offensively bold behavior; failing to be properly respectful.
Impudence
Added (comments or supplementary information) at the end of a speech or text.
Subjoined
Public shame or disgrace.
Ignominy
Make or declare (something, typically a church) sacred; dedicate formally to a religious or divine purpose.
Consecration
Having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell; angry and bitter.
Acrid
Harsh criticism or censure; disgrace arising from one’s shameful conduct.
Opprobrium
Disagreement between people; lack of agreement or harmony between things; lack of hamony.
Discord
A holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegience; a person or country in subordinate position to another.
Vassalage
Diverse in character or content; different phases; of different kinds or demensions.
Heterogeneous
A person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted or are considered not to belong.
Interloper
(especially of a person’s manner or actions) insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way.
Peremptorily
(of a child) having developed certain abilities or proclivities a an earlier age than usual; (of behavior or ability) indicative of early development.
Precocious
(of a disease) extremely severe or harmful in its effects; bitterly hostile.
Virulent
(of a person) tending to find fault or raise petty objections.
Captious
