Jane Eyre - Vocab 21-38

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Presentiments

feelings that something unfortunate is about to happen

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iteration

repetition

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3

Ludicrous

absurd; exaggerated

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Quiescent

quiet; still

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Acumen

keenness and quickness in dealing with a situation

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Facile

easy; effortless

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Deprecation

an expression of dissaproval

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Fractious

irritable; quarrelsome

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Pertinaciously

persistently stubborn

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Repartee

series of quick and witty replies

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Profligate

a person who is considered immoral and shameless

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Avaricious

greedy

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Prurience

lustfulness

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Odious

disgusting or offensive

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Diffident

shy, lacking self-confidence

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Furtively

secretly; in a sneaky manner

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Tractability

the quality of being easily controlled or tamed

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Culpability

the condition of deserving blame

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Expostulate

object vocally to a person's actions or intentions

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Inexorable

unrelenting

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Scrupulous

extremely careful to do the right thing

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Deferential

showing respect or being respectful

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Enervate

to weaken physically, mentally, or morally

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Insatiable

constant wanting more, never satisfied

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Paroxysm

a sudden outburst

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Neophyte

a beginner

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27

Propitiate

the regain the goodwill of

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Tenacious

holding firmly

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Insalubrious

unhealthful

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Lachrymose

sad and tearful

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