Wuthering Heights Unit 1 vocab

Question 1

Assiduity

Answer 1

careful, constant attention

Question 2

corrugated

Answer 2

wrinkled; furrowed

Question 3

egress

Answer 3

the act of going out

Question 4

ejaculation

Answer 4

sudden forceful exclamation

Question 5

essay

Answer 5

to attempt

Question 6

indigenae

Answer 6

natives; those born in a region

Question 7

laconic

Answer 7

using few words; brief

Question 8

loath

Answer 8

unwilling; reluctant

Question 9

malignity

Answer 9

desire to do harm to others; intense ill will

Question 10

misanthropist

Answer 10

person who hates or distrusts all other people

Question 11

morose

Answer 11

gloomy; ill tempered

Question 12

penetralium

Answer 12

the innermost part; as of a temple, usually kept hidden

Question 13

prudential

Answer 13

resulting from sound judgment, especially in practical matters

Question 14

reprobate

Answer 14

a corrupt person ; one who is rejected by God as beyond salvation

Question 15

sagacity

Answer 15

sound judgment; keen perception

Question 16

slovenly

Answer 16

untidy; careless in appearance

Question 17

tacit

Answer 17

silent; unspoken

Question 18

vapid

Answer 18

dull; boring

Question 19

vexations

Answer 19

annoying; troublesome

Question 20

virulency

Answer 20

spitefulness; malice