Jane Eyre vocab quiz study guide Numero dos

slatternly

- untidy or careless in appearance or habits

gloaming

twilight; the dim light just before sunset

penurious

- extremely poor or unwilling to spend money; miserly

perfidious

- treacherous or disloyal; deliberately betraying someone's trust

approbation

- approval, praise, or a favorable judgement from others

tenacious

- persistent and determined; holding firmly to something

fetid

- unpleasant smell

ostensible

- appearing to be true or genuine, though the reality may be different

soporific

- causing sleepiness or making someone feel drowsy

hamlet

- a very small village or settlement

demurely

quietly, modestly, or in a reserved manner

cachination / cachinnation

- loud, excessive, or uncontrolled laughter

belied

- gave a false impression of something or contradicted what was actually true

caprice

a whim

piquant

pleasantly sharp, stimulating, or interesting; sometimes slightly provocative

assiduous

- showing great care, attention, and persistent effort

celerity

- swiftness or speed of movement or action

brook

- to tolerate or put up with something, especially something unpleasant

palliate

- to lessen the seriousness or severity of something without necessarily solving it

salubrious

-healthful or beneficial to one's health; promoting well being

sententious

- expressing opinions or moral lessons in a concise, authoritative way; sometimes overly preachy

arrogate

- to claim or take something for oneself without having the right to do so

expiating

- making amends for wrongdoing or attempting to atone for guilt or sin

charlatan

- a fraud who falsely claims to have special knowledge, skills, or abilities

sardonically

- in a mocking, cynical, or scornfully ironic manner