jane eyre vocab 2

Chagrin

(N) distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated

Animadversion

(N) criticism or censure

Propitious

(Adj) giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable

Feign

(V) to pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury)

Alacrity

(N) brisk and cheerful readiness

Forbearance

(N) patient self control; restraint

Transfix

(V) cause someone to become motionless with horror, wonder, or astonishment

Presentiment

(N) an intuitive feeling about the future, especially one of foreboding

Assiduity

(N) constant or close attention to what one is doing

Stalwart

(Adj) loyal, reliable, and hardworking

Evince

(V) reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling)

Vivacious

(Adj) attractively lively and animated (typically used of a woman)

Quiescence

(N) inactivity or dormancy

Adventitious

(Adj) happening or carried on according to chance

Morose

(Adj) sullen and ill-tempered

Expostulate

(V) express strong disapproval or disagreement

Obviate

(V) to remove (a need or difficulty)

Render

(V) to cause to be or become; make

Aver

(V) state or assert to be the case

Cynosure

(N) a person or thing that is the center of attention or admiration