Jane Eyre Vocabulary List 1

Torpid

sluggish in functioning or act (8)

Bilious

of or indicative of a peevish, ill-natured disposition (9)

Impudence

a state of being marked by contemptuous boldness or disregard of others (9)

Pungent

a sharp, stinging, or biting quality especially of odors (10)

Ignominy

deep personal humiliation and disgrace (11)

Opprobrium

something that brings disgrace (14)

Reviled

subjected to verbal abuse (14)

Consternation

amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion (14)

Tumult

disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd, usually with confusion of voices (14)

Propensity

an often intense natural inclination or preference (15)

Sanguine

having temperament marked by sturdiness, high color, and cheerfulness (15)

Abhor

to regard with extreme dislike (17)

Artifice

clever or artful skill; also: false or insincere behavior (17)

Precocious

exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually early age (17)

Aversion

a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid it (26)

Audacious

contemptuous of law, religion, or decorum (27)

Capricious

governed by impulsive and seemingly unmotivated notion or action (29)

Cessation

state of delay or being idle (42, 121)

Throng

a multitude of assembled persons (45)

Truculent

feeling or displaying ferocity (58)

Penurious

marked or suffering from a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (60)

Solace

alleviation of grief or anxiety (61)

Ameliorated

to make better or more tolerable (76)

Effaced

eliminated or made indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface (99)

Docile

easily taught, led or managed (105)

Fastidious

very attentive to matters of cleanliness or detail (106)