AP Lit Jane Eyre Vocabulary

execration

cursing or denouncing

Fain

pleased or willing under the circumstances

perogative

an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege

Peremptory

insisting on immediate attention or obediance

Edification

instruction and imporvement especially in morality

imputation

to lay the responsibility or blame falsely or unjustly

antipathy

deep seated feeling of dislike

impalpable

unable to be felt by touch

ignominy

deep personal humiliation and disgrace

perfidious

deceitfule and untrustworthy

ameliorate

to make or grow better

assidous

shwoing great care and perserverance

palliate

disguise seriousness of a situation

paroxysm

a sudden attack or violent expression of a particulat emtion or activity

sardonic

grimly, mocking or cynacil

acrimony

bitterness or ill feeling

affable

freindly, good natured, or easy to talk to

contumacy

stubborn refusal to obey or comply with authority

repletion

state of being full or satisifed

caprice

sudden and unnacounted change of mood or behavior

confabulation

informal conversation

raiment

clothing

eyrie

a large nest of a bird of prey typically built high

presentment

an intuitve feeling about the futuresepcially foreboding

allege

claim or assert that someone has done something wrong without proof

indolent

wanting to avoid activity or exertion

abhor

regard with disgust and hatred

ascetic

a person who practice sever self discipline and absention

efface

make onself appear insignifcant or inconspicuous

purloin

steal something

malignant

malevolent

salubrious

health giving and healthy

despotism

the exercise of absoulte power, especially in a cruel way