lit wuthering heights vocab pt 2

gall

bold and impudent behavior

doleful

expressing sorrow

perspicacity

having ready insight into things; shrewdness

conjecture

opinion or conclusion based off of incomplete information

placidly

in a calm or peaceful manner

paroxysm

a sudden attack or violent expression of emotions

convalescence

time spent recovering from illness or medical treatment

fain

pleased or willing under circumstances

recapitulation

an act of summarizing

sanguine

optimistic or positive in a bad situation

flaxen

pale yellow color

exultation

a feeling of triumph or jubilation

cogitations

thinking deeply about something

lattice

a fence or screen made of strips of wood crossed in diamond shapes

salubrious

healthy

diurnal

during the day

compunction

a feeling of guilt

usurped

take power by force

enigmatic

difficult to interpret or understand

pert

attractively lively

pertinacious

holding firmly to an opinion or action

dereliction

state of being abandoned

magnanimity

generosity

scruples

feeling of doubt or hesitation in regard to the propriety of an action

malappropriated

to misuse or mishandle

mattock

hand tool used for digging

modicum

a small quantity of a particular thing

sordid

involving unhonorable actions and motives