Jane Eyre Vocab

torpid

dormant, sluggish, dull, apathetic

antipathy

aversion, dislike, enmity

elicit

to draw forth or bring out

protracted

prolonged, extended

inanition

loss vitality due to lack of food and water, lethargy

truculent

cruel, savage, destructive, belligerent

perfidious

faithless, treacherous, disloyal

ostensible

apparent, intended

vapid

lacking liveliness, uninteresting, insipid

palliate

to abate,to cover by excuses or apologies, to moderate the intensity of

undulating

wavy, fluctuating, swinging

ensconce

to shelter, conceal, establish

lachrymose

tearful, mournful

supercilious

haughty, overly proud

pertinacious

stubborn, obstinate, persistent

adduce

to offer as an example, reason, or proof in discussion or analysis

profligate

a person given to widely extravagant ad self-indulgent expenditure

tractability

obedience, docility, ability to be easily led

commodious

roomy, spacious

ineradicable

incapable of being exterminated