Jane Eyre Vocabulary - Page 1

Flashcards covering key Jane Eyre vocabulary terms from Page 1.

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.

badinage

N. playful talk.

cachinnation

N. Convulsive, loud laughter.

cicatrize

Tr. 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

Intr. V. glitter; be brilliant.

deglutition

N. Swallowing—the act of process of swallowing.

emulous

Adj. eager to rival somebody or something; motivated by rivalry.

equipage

N. Well-equipped carriage; equipment and supplies for expeditions.

hostler

N. engineer; horse minder.

inanition

N. exhaustion due to starvation; lethargy; emptiness.

lachrymose

Adj. crying, sad.

oblational

N. offering of gift to deity; communion offering; religious or charitable gift.

paroxysm

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

pertinacious

Adj. determinedly resolute in purpose, belief or action.

phlegmatic

Adj. having or suggesting a calm, sluggish temperament, unemotional (Benvolio in Romeo & Juliet).

ruth

N. Compassion or pity for another; sorrow or misery about one’s 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. (Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet)

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; of sophists.

stile

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