Jane Eyre Chapter 13-21 Vocab

Affability

being pleasant and at ease in talking to others

Gregarious

fond of company

Salubrious

favorable to or promoting health or well-being

Assuage

to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses)

Lugubrious

exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful

Confabulation

informal talk or discussion

Harangue

a ranting speech or writing

Anathema

something or someone that one vehemently dislikes

Traverse

to go or travel across or over

Sagacity

being keen in sense perception

Meretricious

tawdrily and falsely attractive

Supercilious

coolly and patronizingly haughty

Physiognomy

facial features held to show qualities of character by their configuration

Propitious

favorably disposed

Impetuous

marked by impulsive vehemence or passion

Presentiments

intuitive feelings about the future

Ascetic

strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline