Vocab Ch 1-12: Jane Eyre

Front 1

lamentable

Back 1

that is to be regretted (adj)

Front 2

bilious

Back 2

indicating a peevish, ill-natured disposition (adj)

Front 3

impudence

Back 3

a state of being marked by contemptuous boldness or disregard of others (noun)

Front 4

pungent

Back 4

a sharp, stinging or biting quality, especially of odors (adj)

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trifle

Back 5

something of little value, substance or importance (noun)

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ignominy

Back 6

deep personal humiliation and disgrace (noun)

Front 7

reviled

Back 7

subjected to verbal abuse (transitive verb)

Front 8

consternation

Back 8

amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion (noun)

Front 9

tumult

Back 9

disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd, usually with confusion of voices (noun)

Front 10

noxious

Back 10

physically harmful or destructive to living beings (adj)

Front 11

propensity

Back 11

often intense natural inclination or preference (noun)

Front 12

sanguine

Back 12

having a temperament marked by sturdiness, high color and cheerfulness (adj)

Front 13

interloper

Back 13

one who intrudes in a place or sphere of activity (noun)

Front 14

abhor

Back 14

to regard with extreme dislike (transitive verb)

Front 15

artifice

Back 15

clever or artful skill, false or insincere behavior (noun)

Front 16

precocious

Back 16

exhibiting mature qualities at an early age (adj)

Front 17

parley

Back 17

to speak with another (intransitive verb)

Front 18

cadence

Back 18

a rhythmic sequence or flow of sounds in language (noun)

Front 19

insuperable

Back 19

incapable of being surmounted, passed over or solved (adj)

Front 20

aversion

Back 20

a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid it (noun)

Front 21

vignette

Back 21

a short story (noun)

Front 22

gallows

Back 22

structure for hanging criminals (noun)

Front 23

captious

Back 23

overly critical (adj)

Front 24

insolent

Back 24

rude, disrespectful (adj)

Front 25

conjecture

Back 25

speculation, guess (noun)

Front 26

transient

Back 26

fleeting, temporary (adj)

Front 27

ire

Back 27

anger, irritation (noun)

Front 28

obliterate

Back 28

destroy completely (verb)

Front 29

degradation

Back 29

humiliation, squalor, ruin (noun)

Front 30

perfidious

Back 30

disloyal, dishonest (adj)

Front 31

fervid

Back 31

passionate, intense (adj)

Front 32

solace

Back 32

source of comfort, relief (noun)

Front 33

antipathy

Back 33

strong dislike (noun)

Front 34

ardently

Back 34

with passion or energy (adv)

Front 35

ascertain

Back 35

to find out for sure (verb)

Front 36

audacious

Back 36

recklessly bold (adj)

Front 37

chastisement

Back 37

punishment (noun)

Front 38

desist

Back 38

to stop, cease (verb)

Front 39

corroborate

Back 39

endorse, confirm (verb)

Front 40

emulate

Back 40

copy, challenge, mimic (verb)

Front 41

imbibe

Back 41

swallow, drink (verb)

Front 42

immutable

Back 42

in an unchangeable manner (noun)

Front 43

incredulous

Back 43

unbelieving, skeptical (adj)

Front 44

capricious

Back 44

governed by impulse and seemingly unmotivated action (adj.)

Front 45

usurious

Back 45

lending of money at exorbitant interest rates (adj)

Front 46

cessation

Back 46

to delay or be idle (noun)

Front 47

assiduity

Back 47

marked by careful attention or persistent application (noun)

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truculent

Back 48

feeling or displaying ferocity (adj)

Front 49

ameliorated

Back 49

to make better or more tolerable (transitive verb)

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ostensible

Back 50

intended for display, open to view, obvious (adj)

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effaced

Back 51

eliminated or made indistinct by or as if by wearing away at a surface (transitive verb)

Front 52

injudicious

Back 52

indiscreet, unwise (adj)

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fastidious

Back 53

very attentive to matters of detail or cleanliness (adj)