Jane Eyre Vocab

Lachrymose Adj

crying, sad

Cicatrize Tr V

To heal by the formation of a cicatrix

Cicatrize Intr V

To become healed by the formation of a cicatrix

Stile N

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

Oblation N

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

Emulous N

Eager to rival somebody or something; motivated by rivalry

Inanition N

Exhaustion due to starvation; lethargy; emptiness

Coruscate Intr V

Glitter; be brilliant

Sophistical Adj

Clever-sounding, but flawed; of sophists

Seraglio N

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

Pertinacious Adj

Determinedly resolute in purpose, belief or action

Badinage N

playful talk

Hostler N

Engineer; horse minder

Deglutition N

Swallowing — the act of the process of swallowing

Ruth N

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

Equipage N

Well-equipped carriage; equipment and supplies for expeditions

Cachinnation N

Convulsive, loud laughter

Avatar N

An incarnation or embodiment, as of a quality or concept, a varying manifestation or aspect of a particular deity, esp. a Hindu deity in human form

Phlegmatic Adj

Having or suggesting a calm, sluggish temperament, unemotional

Paroxysm N

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

Sanguine Adj

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