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Jane Eyre Vocab
avatar: [av-uh-tahr, av-uh-tahr /ˈav.ə.tɑr, ə.vəˈtɑr] N. an incarnation or embodiment, as of a quality or concept, a varying manifestation or aspect of a particular deity, esp. a Hindu deity in human form.
badinage: [bad-n-ahzh, bad-n-ij /ˌbad.(ə)nˈɑʒ, ˈbad.(ə)nˌɪʒ] N. playful talk.
cachinnation: [kak-uh-ney-shun /ˈkak.əˌneɪ.ʃən] N. Convulsive, loud laughter.
cicatrize: [sik-uh-trahyz /ˈsɪk.əˌtraɪz] Tr. V. To heal by the formation of a cicatrix (scar tissue). Intr. V. To become healed by the formation of a cicatrix (scar tissue).
coruscate: [kawr-uh-skeyt, kor- /ˈkɑr.əˌskeɪt] Intr. V. glitter; be brilliant.
deglutition: [dee-gloo-tish-uhn /ˌdi.gluˈtɪʃ.ən] N. Swallowing—the act of process of swallowing.
emulous: [em-yuh-luhs /ˈɛm.yə.ləs]Adj. eager to rival somebody or something; motivated by rivalry.
equipage: [ek-wuh-pij /ˈɛk.wɪ.pɪj] N. Well-equipped carriage; equipment and supplies for expeditions
hostler: [hos-ler, os-ler /ˈhɑs.lɛr, ˈɑs-] N. engineer; horse minder
inanition: [in-uh-nish-uhn /ɪn.əˈnɪʃ.ən] N. exhaustion due to starvation; lethargy; emptiness.
lachrymose: [lak-ruh-mohs /ˈlak.rəˌmoʊs] Adj. crying, sad.
oblation: [o-bley-shuhn /ˌoˈbleɪ.ʃən] N. offering or gift to deity; communion offering; religious or charitable gift.
paroxysm: [par-uhk-siz-uhm /ˈpar.əkˌsɪz.(ə)m] N. a sudden outburst of emotion or action; a crisis in or recurrent intensification of a disease; spasm, convulsion.
pertinacious: [pur-tn-ey-shuhs /ˌpər.t(ɪ)nˈeɪ.ʃəs] Adj. determinedly resolute in purpose, belief or action.
phlegmatic: [fleg-mat-ik /ˌflɛgˈmat.ɪk] Adj. having or suggesting a calm, sluggish temperament, unemotional (Benvolio in Romeo & Juliet).
ruth: [rooth / ruθ] N. Compassion or pity for another; sorrow or misery about one’s own misdeeds or flaws.
sanguine: [sang-gwin /ˈsaŋ.wɪn] Adj. of the color of blood, red; ruddy; having the temperament and ruddy complexion formerly thought to be characteristic of a person dominated by this humor; passionate. (Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet)
seraglio: [si-ral-yoh, -rahl- /sɪˈralˌyoʊ, -rɑl-] N. Harem—the women’s quarters in a Muslim house, or the women themselves; palace—a Turkish palace.
sophistical: [suh-fis-tik-kuhl /ˌsəˈfɪs.tɪ.kəl] Adj. clever-sounding, but flawed; of sophists.
stile: [stahyl /ˈstaɪl] N. a step or rung that enables people to climb over a fence or wall.
Jane Eyre Vocab
avatar: [av-uh-tahr, av-uh-tahr /ˈav.ə.tɑr, ə.vəˈtɑr] N. an incarnation or embodiment, as of a quality or concept, a varying manifestation or aspect of a particular deity, esp. a Hindu deity in human form.
badinage: [bad-n-ahzh, bad-n-ij /ˌbad.(ə)nˈɑʒ, ˈbad.(ə)nˌɪʒ] N. playful talk.
cachinnation: [kak-uh-ney-shun /ˈkak.əˌneɪ.ʃən] N. Convulsive, loud laughter.
cicatrize: [sik-uh-trahyz /ˈsɪk.əˌtraɪz] Tr. V. To heal by the formation of a cicatrix (scar tissue). Intr. V. To become healed by the formation of a cicatrix (scar tissue).
coruscate: [kawr-uh-skeyt, kor- /ˈkɑr.əˌskeɪt] Intr. V. glitter; be brilliant.
deglutition: [dee-gloo-tish-uhn /ˌdi.gluˈtɪʃ.ən] N. Swallowing—the act of process of swallowing.
emulous: [em-yuh-luhs /ˈɛm.yə.ləs]Adj. eager to rival somebody or something; motivated by rivalry.
equipage: [ek-wuh-pij /ˈɛk.wɪ.pɪj] N. Well-equipped carriage; equipment and supplies for expeditions
hostler: [hos-ler, os-ler /ˈhɑs.lɛr, ˈɑs-] N. engineer; horse minder
inanition: [in-uh-nish-uhn /ɪn.əˈnɪʃ.ən] N. exhaustion due to starvation; lethargy; emptiness.
lachrymose: [lak-ruh-mohs /ˈlak.rəˌmoʊs] Adj. crying, sad.
oblation: [o-bley-shuhn /ˌoˈbleɪ.ʃən] N. offering or gift to deity; communion offering; religious or charitable gift.
paroxysm: [par-uhk-siz-uhm /ˈpar.əkˌsɪz.(ə)m] N. a sudden outburst of emotion or action; a crisis in or recurrent intensification of a disease; spasm, convulsion.
pertinacious: [pur-tn-ey-shuhs /ˌpər.t(ɪ)nˈeɪ.ʃəs] Adj. determinedly resolute in purpose, belief or action.
phlegmatic: [fleg-mat-ik /ˌflɛgˈmat.ɪk] Adj. having or suggesting a calm, sluggish temperament, unemotional (Benvolio in Romeo & Juliet).
ruth: [rooth / ruθ] N. Compassion or pity for another; sorrow or misery about one’s own misdeeds or flaws.
sanguine: [sang-gwin /ˈsaŋ.wɪn] Adj. of the color of blood, red; ruddy; having the temperament and ruddy complexion formerly thought to be characteristic of a person dominated by this humor; passionate. (Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet)
seraglio: [si-ral-yoh, -rahl- /sɪˈralˌyoʊ, -rɑl-] N. Harem—the women’s quarters in a Muslim house, or the women themselves; palace—a Turkish palace.
sophistical: [suh-fis-tik-kuhl /ˌsəˈfɪs.tɪ.kəl] Adj. clever-sounding, but flawed; of sophists.
stile: [stahyl /ˈstaɪl] N. a step or rung that enables people to climb over a fence or wall.
