Jane Eyre vocab definitions ap lit

av-uh-tahr

N. An incarnation or embodiment, as of a quality or concept; a varying manifestation of a deity, esp. a Hindu deity in human form

bad-n-ahzh

N. Playful talk

kak-uh-ney-shun

N. Convulsive, loud laughter

sik-uh-trahyz

V. (tr./intr.) To heal, or become healed, by the formation of scar tissue

kawr-uh-skeyt

V. (intr.) To glitter; be brilliant

dee-gloo-tish-uhn

N. Swallowing; the act or process of swallowing

em-yuh-luhs

Adj. Eager to rival somebody or something; motivated by rivalry

ek-wuh-pij

N. A well-equipped carriage; equipment and supplies for expeditions

hos-ler

N. An engineer; a horse minder

in-uh-nish-uhn

N. Exhaustion due to starvation; lethargy; emptiness

lak-ruh-mohs

Adj. Crying, sad

o-bley-shuhn

N. An offering or gift to a deity; communion offering; religious or charitable gift

par-uhk-siz-uhm

N. A sudden outburst of emotion or action; a crisis or recurrent intensification of a disease; spasm, convulsion

pur-tn-ey-shuhs

Adj. Determinedly resolute in purpose, belief, or action

fleg-mat-ik

Adj. Having or suggesting a calm, sluggish temperament; unemotional

rooth

N. Compassion or pity for another; sorrow or misery about one's own misdeeds or flaws

sang-gwin

Adj. Blood-red, ruddy; cheerfully confident, optimistic (historically linked to a passionate temperament)

si-ral-yoh

N. Harem — the women's quarters in a Muslim house, or the women themselves; a Turkish palace

suh-fis-tik-kuhl

Adj. Clever-sounding but flawed; of sophists

stahyl

N. A step or rung enabling people to climb over a fence or wall