Jane Eyre - Vocab List II

Bilious

suffering from a liver disorder or gastric distress

Captious

tending to find and call attention to faults

Chastisement

verbal punishment

Consternation

sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion

Diffidence

lack of self-assurance

Endurance

the power to withstand hardship or stress

Execration

an appeal to a supernatural power to inflict evil on someone

Fain

in a willing manner

Indignation

a feeling of righteous anger

Infliction

an act causing pain or damage

Liable

likely to be or do something

Lineament

the characteristic parts of a person's face

Obliterate

do away with completely, without leaving a trace

Opprobrium

a state of extreme dishonor

Poltroon

an utter coward

Repent

feel sorry for; be contrite about

Resentment

a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

Reprimand

an act or expression of criticism and censure

Reproach

to mildly rebuke or criticize

Scorn

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

Strenuously

strongly or vigorously

Sullen

showing a brooding ill humor

Torpid

in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation

Wanton

unprovoked or without motive or justification