jane eyre vocab part two

homage

respectful deference

votary

a devoted adherent of a cause or person or activity

renown

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

asunder

into parts or pieces

austere

of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor

estimable

deserving of respect or high regard

scrupulous

characterized by extreme care and great effort

emulous

eager to surpass others

stoicism

an indifference to pleasure or pain

petulance

an irritable feeling

relinquish

turn away from; give up

ingenious

lacking in sophistication or worldliness

taciturn

habitually reserved and uncommunicative

enervate

disturb the composure of

inundation

the overflowing of a body of water onto normally dry land

eminence

high status importance owing to marked superiority

epithet

a descriptive word or phrase

hackneyed

repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

ponderous

having great mass and weight and unwieldiness

garrulous

full of trivial conversation

exhort

urge or force in an indicated direction

lucre

monetary gain

disinterest

not being effected by concern for one's own welfare

endeavor

a purposeful or industrious undertaking

impetus

a force that makes something happen

discord

strife resulting from a lack of agreement

propitiate

make peace with

superfluity

extreme excess

supplicate

ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer

sylvan

relating to or characteristic of wooded regions

perceptible

capable of being grasped by the mind or senses

beneficent

doing or producing good

avowal

a statement asserting the truth of something

lachrymose

showing sorrow

lacerate

deeply hurt the feelings of; distress

phlegmatic

showing little emotion

salutary

tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health

repose

put or confide something in a person or thing

disdain

reject with contempt

concord

a harmonious state of things and of their properties