Jane Eyre Vocab

Period 3 JE Vocab. Ch. 22-26

  1. Impediment


Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: Something that impedes, like an impairment, a hindrance.

Sentence: My speech impediment is so annoying when I’m trying to talk fast.

  1. Presentiments


Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: A feeling that something will or is to happen.

Sentence: I have a presentiment for a good future.

  1. Dubious


Part of Speech: Adjective
Definition: Unsettled in opinion. (doubtful)

Sentence: It’s dubious to think about what college I want to go to in a couple of years.


  1. Despotism


Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: Oppressive absolute power and authority exerted by the government.

Sentence: When Nero was an emperor he ran in despotism.


  1. Hypochondria


Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: Excessive concern about one’s health especially when accompanied by imagined physical ailments.

Sentence: Searching up symptoms when you’re sick gives anyone a sense of hypochondria.


  1. Admonition


Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: Gentle or friendly reproof.

Sentence: I remember that my admonition is to keep it real.


  1. Disheveled


Part of Speech: Verb
Definition: To throw into disorder or disarray.

Sentence: The second he came in he disheveled the whole party.


  1. Controvert


Part of Speech: Verb
Definition: To dispute or oppose by reasoning.

Sentence: Don’t do it, I’m trying to controvert you.


  1. Piquant


Part of Speech: Adjective
Definition: Agreeably stimulating to the taste.

Sentence: My mom’s dumplings are the most piquant flavor you’ll ever put in your mouth.


  1. Remonstrance


Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: An earnest presentation of reasons for opposition or grievance.

Sentence: In the debate team, we try to remonstrance the best we can.


  1. Pliancy


Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: The quality or state of being pliant.

Sentence: He showed no pliancy when the police officer was arresting him.


  1. Disquietude

Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: Anxiety, agitation.

Sentence: Talking in front of a crowd makes me feel disquiet.

  1. Vouchsafe

    Part of Speech: Verb
    Definition:     To grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner.

Sentence: Whenever I talk to adults I feel like they’re explaining everything to me in a vouchsafe manner.

  1. Puerile

Part of Speech: Adjective
Definition: Juvenile.

Sentence: The way he talks is always in perile.


  1. Intimated

    Part of Speech: Adjective
    Definition:     Marked by a warm friendship developing through long association.

Sentence: Ten years ago when I first met my husband our relationship started just being intimated.