Jane Eyre Vocab

Inexorable

Impossible to stop or prevent

Adage

A proverb or short statement expressing the general truth

Brevity

Conciseness and shortness of expression

Blight

A thing that spoils or damages something

Thwarted

Prevent (someone) from accomplishing something

Opprobrium

Public disgrace or ill fame that follows from conduct considered grossly wrong or vicious

Despotism

A way of ruling in which the leader has total, unchecked power

Agonising

Undergo great mental anguish through worrying

Precocious

Advanced

Consternation

Feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected

Tumult

A loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people.

Insurrection

A violent uprising against an authority or government.

Noxious

Poisonous, toxic

Propensities

An inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way.

Complacently

With pleasure or self-satisfication

Forlorn

Sad and abandoned

Abode

A house or home

Preternatural

Beyond what is normal or natural

Peremptorily

Putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay

Abhor

Regard with disgust and hatred

Artifice

Clever or cunning devices or expedients, especially as used to trick or deceive others

Parley

Negotiation

Fomented

Instigate or stir up

Inanition

Exhaustion caused by lack of nourishment

Vivacious

Attractively lively and animated

Avow

Assert or confess openly

Neophyte

Beginner, novice

Interlocutor

A person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation

Enigmatical

Incomprehensible

Austere

Severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance

Physiognomy

A person’s facial feature or expression