English Vocab (Jane Eyre)

Torpid: adjective, sluggish in functioning or act

Bilious: adjective, of or indicative of a peevish, ill-natured disposition

Impudence: noun, a state of being marked by contemptuous boldness or disregard

of others

Opprobrium: noun, something that brings disgrace

Reviled: transitive verb, subjected to verbal abuse

Consternation: noun, amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion

Tumult: noun, disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd, usually with confusion of voices

Noxious: adjective, physically harmful or destructive to living beings

Propensity: noun, an often intense natural inclination or preference

Sanguine: adjective, having temperament marked by sturdiness, high color, and cheerfulness

Precocious: adjective, exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually early age

Insuperable: adjective, incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or solved

Capricious: adjective, governed by impulsive and seemingly unmotivated notion or

action

Usurious: adjective, practicing usury: the lending of money at exorbitant interest rates

Preternatural: adjective, exceeding what is natural or regular

Cessation: noun, to delay, be idle

Refectory: noun, a dining hall

Ravenous: adjective, very eager or greedy for food, satisfaction, or gratification

Throng: noun, a multitude of assembled persons

Ewer: noun, a vase-shaped pitcher or jug

Truculent: adjective, feeling or displaying ferocity

Penurious: adjective, marked or suffering from a cramping and oppressive lack of resources

Perfidious: adjective, the quality or state of being faithless or disloyal

Ostensible: adjective, intended for display: open to view

Soporific: adjective, causing or tending to cause sleep

Salubrious: adjective, favorable to or promoting health or well-being