jane eyre vocab

avatar

1. 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.

badinage

N. playful talk

cachinnation

N. convulsive, loud laughter

cicatrize

V.  To heal by the formation of a cicatrix (scar tissue).  Intr. V. To become healed by the formation of a cicatrix (scar tissue).

coruscate

V. To flicker or sparkle; to shine.

deglutition

N. The act of swallowing.

emulous

adj. eager to rival somone

equipage

n. well equipped carriage; equipment and supplies for expeditions

hostler

N engineer, horse minder

inanition

n exhaustion due to starvation

lachrymose

adj. crying, sad

oblation

n. offering or gift to deityusually as part of a religious ritual.

paroxysm

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

pertinacious

determinedly resolute in purpose, belief, or action

phlegmatic

adj. having or suggesting a calm, sluggish temperament, unemotional

ruth

n. compassion or pity for another, sorrow or misery about ones own misdeeds or flaws

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; cheerfully confident, optimistic.

seraglio

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

sophistical

adj. clever sounding, but flawed

stile

n. a step or rung that enables ppl to climb over a fence or wall