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Jane Eyre Vocab (Chapters 1-10)
Jane Eyre Vocab (Chapters 1-10)
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A guide with some challenging vocab from Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre, chapters 1-10
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What is the definition of the word ‘mien’ (pg. 86 paragraph 6)
Demeanor
Slang term for burnt porridge
German for ‘my’
Overwhelming indifference towards a situation
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What is the definition of the word ‘poltroon’ (pg. 38 paragraph 4)
A dull style of clothing; minimal features
(Slang); poultry
A derogatory term for girls who get sent to the red-room
A person marked by utter cowardice
3
What is the definition of ‘inanition’ (pg. 54 paragraph 4)
A task that is repetitive and laborious
Direct perception of truth; without the use of reasoning
Exhaustion from lack of nourishment; starvation
Formal admission or acceptance into a organization or club
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What is the definition of the word ‘countenance’ (pg. 52 paragraph 2)
A term used to describe those who’s days are numbered
Appearance; especially the look of a face
A series of objects that can be numbered
A (British) colloquialism; Accountant.
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What is the definition of the word ‘fervid’ (pg. 87 paragraph 1)
Enthusiastic
The quality of patients suffering from typhoid fever
A symptom of patients suffering from TB (consumption)
An unnatural coldness
6
What is the definition of the word ‘elate’ (pg. 45 paragraph 7)
(British Colloquialism); relate
To be arrive after a predetermined time
To make very happy or proud
To refer to something that occurs after something else
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What is the meaning of the word ‘ostensible’ (pg. 104 paragraph 3)
Living closely to the way that is preached in the Bible
Used to describe the spokes of carriage wheels; sturdy
Outwardly appearing as such
When two people meet after a long period of separation
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What is the definition of the word ‘genteel’ (pg. 30 paragraph 6)
Someone who is caring
British Colloquialism; gentil
Adjectival form of the french word ‘genial,’ meaning awesome
Belonging to polite society
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What is the definition of the word ‘conning’ (pg. 53 paragraph 1)
To learn; study
The act of stacking (objects) in the shape of a cone
A form of deciet that is particularly difficult to recognize
To behave similar to convicted criminal
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What is the definition of the word ‘propensities’ (pg. 19 paragraph 4)
Having happened before pensities
Properties; characteristics
The feeling of guilt because of something someone said
A natural inclination or tendency
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What is the definition of the word ‘irksome’ (pg. 20 paragraph 1)
To move with a certain degree of silence; lurking
Hateful; ire filled
Unexpressible longing
Annoying; irritating
12
What is the definition of the word ‘dissipated’ (pg. 108 paragraph 2)
To become spread out
Someone who has vanished in recent years; disappeared
Someone who has an excessive devotion to pleasure
Someone who had a troubled youth and cannot recover
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What is the definition of the word ‘alighted’ (pg. 50 paragraph 7)
To light (something) on fire; to light
Someone who is content; delighted
To dismount a horse
To travel by use of candle light
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What is the definition of the word ‘wont‘ (pg. 25 paragraph 3)
To render (a thing) customary or usual
To wish; desire
Will not
To hold immeasurable discontent for someone/something
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What is the definition of ‘capricious’ (pg. 36 paragraph 1)
The quality of a person born from December 22 - January 19
Indicative of a sudden unpredictable change; erratic
Style of mythic stories from British Isle of Caprious
Sharing qualities with the Biblical figure Caprious
