Jane Eyre Vocabulary Flashcards
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Pungent
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Causing a sharp, irritable sensation
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Vignette
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A short descriptive literary sketch, a small decorative design
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Ignominy
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Dishonorable
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Captious
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Marked by an inclination to find fault
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Insolent
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Contemptuous, rude, disrespectful
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Peremptory
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Imperious, masterful, domineering
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Transient
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Not lasting long, fleeting
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Mastiff
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A breed of large guard dogs
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Apothecary
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A druggist
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Sequester
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To set apart, segregate
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Pendant
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A hanging ornament
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Pervade
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To spread through every part, permeate
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Morose
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A sullen gloomy disposition
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Ruddy
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Of a healthy reddish complexion
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Penurious
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Stingy
