Jane Eyre Vocabulary

av-uh-tahr

avatar

avatar

an incarnation or embodiment as of a quality or concept, a varying manifestation or aspect of a particular deity, especially a Hindu deity in human form

bad-n-ahzh

badinage

badinage

playful talk

kak-uhney-shun

cachinnation

cachinnation

convulsive, loud laughter

sik-uh-trahyz

cicatrize

cicatrize

to heal by the formation of a scar tissue or to become healed by the formation of a scar tissue

kawr-uh-skeyt

coruscate

coruscate

glitter; be brilliant

dee-gloo-tish-uhn

deglutition

Deglutition

Swallowing - the act of process of swallowing

Em-yuh-luhs

Emulous

Emulous

Eager to rival somebody or something; motivated by rivalry

Ek-wuh-pij

Equipage

Equipage

Well-equipped carriage; equipment and supplies for expeditions

hos-ler, os-ler

hostler

hostler

engineer; horse minder

in-uh-nish-uhn

inanition

inanition

exhaustion due to starvation; lethargy; emptiness

lak-ruh-mohs

lachrymose

lachrymose

crying, sad

o-bley-shuhn

oblation

oblation

offering or gift to deity; communion offering; religious or charitable gift

par-uhk-siz-uhm

paroxysm

paroxysm

a sudden outburst of emotion or action; a crisis in or recurrent intensification of a disease; spasm, convulsion

pur-tn-ey-shuhs

pertinacious

pertinacious

determinedly resolute in purpose, belief or action

fleg-mat-ik

phlegmatic

phlegmatic

having or suggesting a calm, sluggish temperament, unemotional

rooth

ruth

ruth

compassion or pity for another; sorrow or misery about one’s own misdeeds or flaws

sang-gwin

sanguine

sanguine

of the color of blood, red; ruddy; having the temperament and ruddy complexion formerly thought to be characteristic of a person dominated by this humor; passionate; cheerfully confident, optimistic

si-ral-yoh, -rahl

seraglio

seraglio

Harem - the women’s quarters in a Muslim house, or the women themselves; palace - a Turkish palace

suh-fis-tik-kuhl

sophistical

sophistical

clever-sounding

stahyl

stile

stile

a step or rung that enables people to climb over a fence or wall