Jane Eyre Vocab List #1

Lamentable

Lamentable

(of circumstances or conditions) deplorably bad or unsatisfactory

Fervently

very enthusiastically or passionately.

Diffidence

modesty or shyness resulting from a lack of self-confidence.

Intimidated

frighten or overawe (someone), especially in order to make them do what one wants.

Pungent

having a sharply strong taste or smell.

Reproach

address (someone) in such a way as to express disapproval or disappointment.

Aversion

a strong dislike or disinclination.

Wantonly

in a deliberate and unprovoked way.

Preternatural

beyond what is normal or natural.

Elicit

evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions.

Virulent

(of a disease or poison) extremely severe or harmful in its effects.

Emulation

effort to match or surpass a person or achievement, typically by imitation.

Audacious

showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks.

Dearth

a scarcity or lack of something.

Vehement

showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.

Prim

stiffly formal and respectable; feeling or showing disapproval of anything regarded as improper.

Orthodox

(of a person or their views, especially religious or political ones, or other beliefs or practices) conforming to what is generally or traditionally accepted as right or true; established and approved.

Recompense

make amends to (someone) for loss or harm suffered; compensate.

Piety

the quality of being religious or reverent.

Artful

(of a person or action) clever or skillful, typically in a crafty or cunning way.

Fomented

instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action).

Antipathy

a deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion.

Meet

come into the presence or company of (someone) by chance or arrangement.

Countenance

a person's face or facial expression.

Cessation

the fact or process of ending or being brought to an end.